The story
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*seh₂-“to satiate, be satisfied”
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*sadaz“sated”
- Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*sadōn“to satiate, become satisfied”
- Old English · inherited fromsadian“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”
- Middle English · inherited fromsaden“to weary, become weary or satisfied”
- 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 →
Old Englishsadian all →
Proto-West Germanic*sadōn all →
Proto-Germanic*sadaz all →
Proto-Indo-European*seh₂- all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.