Wearside

Wearside

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English Wear
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der.
Proto-Germanic *sīdaz
Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ
Old English sīde
Middle English side
English side
English -side
English Wearside

    From Wear + -side.

    Proper noun

    Wearside

    1. (informal) The area around Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, on the River Wear.

    Derived terms

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