Etymograph

English

Tyneside

From Tyne + side.

A compound of Tyne + side

Old English Tīna

English Tyne

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’

Old English sīde ‘side’

Middle English side

English side

Today it means

name A conurbation in North East England, covering part of the area of Tyne and Wear. It includes all settlements on the banks of the River Tyne.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Tyneside