Where does “übersättigen” come from?
übersättigen (German) comes from German sättigen, from German satt, from Middle High German sat, from Old High German sāt, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
übersättigen (German): to oversaturate
Definitions
- to oversaturate
Ancestry of “übersättigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sättigen | to satisfy, to gorge, to satiate; to saturate |
| 2 | German | satt | not hungry, satiated; not willing to eat more... |
| 3 | Middle High German | sat | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sāt | full, sated |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sād | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sēdiz | seed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₁- | to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,... |