driverside

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Middle English driven

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

Middle English drivere

English driver

Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.

Proto-Germanic *sīdaz

Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ

Old English sīde

Middle English side

English side

English -side

English driverside

From driver + -side.

Adjective

driverside (not comparable)

1. On the side of a car corresponding to the driver's seat.

   Coordinate term: passenger-side

Translations

on side of a car corresponding to the driver's seat

• Finnish: kuljettajanpuoleinen
• Tagalog: sa piskante

See also

• in the driver's seat
• steering wheel

Anagrams

• redividers