Where does “said” come from?
Said derives from Middle English seide, from Old English sǣde, whose original meaning remains unknown.
said (English): simple past tense and past participle of say;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of say;...
Ancestry of “said”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | seide | past tense of seyn; past participle of seyn |
| 2 | Old English | sǣde | — |
Words derived from “said”