English
rinkside
From rink + side.
Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- ‘straight, direct’
Proto-Germanic *rankaz ‘straight, upright’
Proto-Germanic *rankiz ‘upright man’
Old English rinc ‘man, warrior, hero’
Middle English rink
English rink
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’
Old English sīde ‘side’
Middle English side
English side
Today it means
noun The side of an ice rink, where spectators can sit.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / rinkside