Etymology

ringside

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Today it means: Beside the ring, especially a boxing ring. Full definition →

English side ← Middle English side ← Old English sīde
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)krengʰ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*(s)krengʰos
  4. Proto-Germanic*hringaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*hring
  6. Old Englishhring
  7. Middle Englishryng
  8. Englishring
  9. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  10. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  11. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  12. Old Englishsīde
  13. Middle Englishside
  14. Englishside
  15. English todayringside

From ring + -side.

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