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Where does “sātu” come from?
sātu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sētō, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd- — to sit.
Ancestry of “sātu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
sētō
place, position; lying in wait, ambush
2
Proto-Indo-European
sḗd-
to sit
Words derived from “sātu”
sate
sateless
saté
sæt
sate
unsatable
sater
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