Thats literally why the word sidewalk was invented. To describe a walkway that ran alongside the pavement, I.e., the road. Its the "walkway" to the "side" of the pavement.
Wait until you find out that you did when the word was invented lol. It comes from when city streets were meant for both pedestrians and carriages. When the two began to be split, Americans came up with the word "sidewalk" to describe the new pedestrian walkways on the side (a common way for Germanic languages to invent new words, combining words with relevant meanings to make a new one) while using pavement as the term for the roadway. Brits instead used pavement for the walkway.
Because, you know, we're two separate populations and cultures that have had centuries to diverge linguistically.
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u/Biggle_fuzz 13h ago
Sidewalk also just makes more sense. Wait until the British find out roads are also paved, therefore pavement.