Where does “sate” come from?

sate (Middle English) comes from Old English sæt, from Proto-West Germanic sātu, from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.

Ancestry of “sate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsætambush
2Proto-West Germanicsātu—
3Proto-Germanicsētōplace, position; lying in wait, ambush
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-to sit

Words derived from “sate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sētō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sātu →