English

hitherside

From hither + side.

A compound of hither + side

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís ‘this (here)’

Proto-Germanic *hiz ‘this’

Proto-Germanic *hidrê ‘to this place, to here, hither’

Old English hider ‘to here, hither’

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’

Old English sīde ‘side’

Middle English side

English side

Today it means

noun The nearer side; this side.

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

Etymograph / hitherside