Where does “sad” come from?
Sad comes from Middle English sad, Old English sæd, Proto-Germanic sēdiz, and Proto-Indo-European seh₂-, ultimately from the root seh₁-.
sad (English): "Emotionally negative."; Sated, having had one's...
Definitions
- "Emotionally negative."; Sated, having had one's...
Ancestry of “sad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sad | — |
| 2 | Old English | sæd | full, sated; weary; seed |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *sād | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |