English
sidewards
From side + -wards.
Formed from side + -wards
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’
Old English sīde ‘side’
Middle English side
English side
Today it means
adj Toward a side.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “sidewards”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / sidewards