sad

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1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*seh₂-“to satiate, satisfy”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sadaz“sated, satisfied”
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sad
4. Old English · inherited fromsæd“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”
5. Middle English · inherited fromsad
6. English todaysad

From Middle English sad, from Old English sæd (“satisfied, full, sated, unable to handle more, weary”), from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated, satisfied”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, satisfy”). Cognate to Saterland Frisian sääd, West Frisian sêd, Dutch zat, German Low German satt, German satt. The interjection sense is a reference to frequent usage of the word as an interjection in the tweets of Donald Trump, President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)); a Trumpism.

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