'chide' originates from Old English, specifically the word 'cīdan', where the root meant 'to quarrel, scold'.

'chide' changed from the Old English word 'cīdan' to Middle English forms such as 'chiden'/'chide', and eventually became the modern English 'chide' with present forms like 'chides'.

Initially, it meant 'to quarrel or scold'; over time it settled into the narrower modern sense of 'to scold, rebuke, or express displeasure'.