sate

sate · verb¹

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, satisfy, become wearied or satiated”
6. English todaysate

Alteration (after words such as satiate and satisfy) of earlier sade (“to weary, satiate, satisfy”), from Middle English saden (“to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated”), 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”). Cognate with Middle Low German saden, Middle High German saten (“to saturate, satisfy, satiate”), Icelandic seðja (“to satisfy”). Doublet of sad.

sate · verb²

1. Old English · inherited fromsæt
2. Middle English · inherited fromsate
3. English todaysate

From Middle English sate, satte, from Old English sæt, first and third person singular preterite of sittan (“to sit”).

sate · noun³

1. Malay · derived fromsate“satay”
2. English todaysate

From Malay sate (“satay”).

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