English
sidebuffer
From side + buffer.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’
Old English sīde ‘side’
Middle English side
English side
Today it means
noun A buffer mounted at the side, in particular on each side of each end of a rail vehicle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / sidebuffer