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Where does “*sadōn” come from?

*sadōn (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂- — to satiate, satisfy.

Ancestry of “*sadōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsadazfull, sated
2Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂-to satiate, satisfy
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