English
silversidesilverside
From silver + side.
A compound of silver + side
Proto-Germanic *silubrą ‘silver’
Proto-West Germanic *silubr ‘silver’
Old English seolfor ‘silver’
Middle English silver ‘silver’
English silver
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz ‘drooping’
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ ‘side’
Old English sīde ‘side’
Middle English side
English side
Today it means
noun Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
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Etymograph / silverside
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