Where does “sad” come from?

sad (Scots) comes from Middle English sad, from Old English sæd, from Proto-West Germanic *sād, from Proto-Germanic sēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

sad (Scots): grave, serious; strange, remarkable; sad

Definitions

  1. grave, serious; strange, remarkable; sad

Ancestry of “sad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsadsated, weary having had enough
2Old Englishsædfull, sated; weary; seed
3Proto-West Germanic*sād—
4Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sēdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *sād →