Etymology

sideway

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Today it means: A footpath near a road. Full definition →

Middle English side-way
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromside-way
  2. English todaysideway

From Middle English side-way, side-wei, equivalent to side + way.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.