Etymology

sade

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Today it means: To tire, weary. Full definition →

Middle English saden ← Old English sadian ← Proto-West Germanic *sadōn
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*seh₂-“to satiate, be satisfied”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*sadaz“sated”
  3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sadōn“to satiate, become satisfied”
  4. Old English · inherited fromsadian“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”
  5. Middle English · inherited fromsaden“to weary, become weary or satisfied”
  6. English todaysade

From Middle English saden (“to weary, become weary or satisfied”), from Old English sadian (“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”), from Proto-West Germanic *sadōn (“to satiate, become satisfied”), from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, be satisfied”). Doublet of sate, a later variant; also cognate with English sad.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishsaden all →

sate

Old Englishsadian all →

sate

Proto-West Germanic*sadōn all →

sate

Proto-Germanic*sadaz all →

sadsate

Proto-Indo-European*seh₂- all →

sadsateinsatiate

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