English

sidestick

From side + stick.

A compound of side + stick

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’

Old English sīde ‘side’

Middle English side

English side

Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- ‘to be sharp’

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Proto-Germanic *stikkô ‘pole’

Proto-West Germanic *stikkō ‘stick’

Old English sticca ‘stick’

Middle English sticke ‘branch’

English stick

Today it means

noun A control joystick located beside the seat of the pilot.

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

Etymograph / sidestick