Where does “sate” come from?
sate (English) comes from English Sade, from Middle English saden, from Old English sadian, from Proto-Germanic *sadōn, from Proto-Germanic sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.
sate (English): Alternative spelling of satay
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of satay
Ancestry of “sate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Sade | — |
| 2 | Middle English | saden | to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated; to... |
| 3 | Old English | sadian | to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *sadōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sadaz | full, sated |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂- | to satiate, satisfy |