*SET-U

English word origin

Etymology of sate

Alteration (after words such as satiate and satisfy) of earlier sade (“to weary, satiate, satisfy”), from Middle English saden (“to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated”), from Old English sadian (“to satisfy, sati

3 source sectionsExtended source reportWiktionary original ↗
In this entry · 3 source sections

The source etymologies

Wiktionary via Kaikki / Wiktextract

The source reports below are imported and unreviewed by *SET-U. Separate numbered origins and differing source variants are preserved; agreement within this extraction is not independent corroboration.

Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
verb

To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Alteration (after words such as satiate and satisfy) of earlier sade (“to weary, satiate, satisfy”), from Middle English saden (“to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated”), from Old English sadian (“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”), from Proto-West Germanic *sadōn (“to satiate, become satisfied”), from Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, be satisfied”). Cognate with Middle Low German saden, Middle High German saten (“to saturate, satisfy, satiate”), Icelandic seðja (“to satisfy”). Doublet of sad.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "inh",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "saden",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English saden (“to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "inh",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "sadian",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sadian (“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "inh",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*sadōn",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to satiate, become satisfied"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sadōn (“to satiate, become satisfied”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*sadaz",
        "4": "",
        "5": "sated"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sadaz (“sated”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*seh₂-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to satiate, be satisfied"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- (“to satiate, be satisfied”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "saden"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German saden"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "gmh",
        "2": "saten",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to saturate, satisfy, satiate"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German saten (“to saturate, satisfy, satiate”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "seðja",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to satisfy"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic seðja (“to satisfy”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "doublet",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sad"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of sad"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "satiate",
      "satiate#English"
    ],
    [
      "satisfy",
      "satisfy#English"
    ],
    [
      "sade",
      "sade#English"
    ],
    [
      "saden",
      "saden#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "sadian",
      "sadian#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "*sadōn",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/sadōn"
    ],
    [
      "*sadaz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sadaz"
    ],
    [
      "*seh₂-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/seh₂-"
    ],
    [
      "saden",
      "saden#Middle_Low_German"
    ],
    [
      "saten",
      "saten#Middle_High_German"
    ],
    [
      "seðja",
      "seðja#Icelandic"
    ],
    [
      "sad",
      "sad#English"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "verb",
      "glosses": [
        "To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "recordId": "f5d40f3ef2ec762bfc99eb151418690ddf3c0c6b6c2d195a8d578e46fdd7fdd5",
      "rawRecordSha256": "b8236463afc89777525ec9eb66726cd107f86308ef31a2168f72799a3655710b",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 209799
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

simple past of sit · past participle of sit

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English sate, satte, from Old English sæt, first and third person singular preterite of sittan (“to sit”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionsateenm
  • Inherited-form mentionsætang
Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "inh",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "sate"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English sate"
    },
    {
      "name": "inh",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "sæt"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English sæt"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "sate",
      "sate#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "satte",
      "satte#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "sæt",
      "sæt#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "sittan",
      "sittan#Old_English"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "verb",
      "glosses": [
        "simple past of sit",
        "past participle of sit"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "dialectal",
        "form-of",
        "past",
        "poetic",
        "participle"
      ],
      "recordId": "beafa32ee6cd450e9230ae6f77622546aa6d732e49ca910bdd065c75e14e8824",
      "rawRecordSha256": "a4b44b560acbef9df1d18d27f724fc8253cef2b1e36d87f2b826354bb2d863e7",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 209800
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗
noun

satay

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Malay sate (“satay”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Derivation mentionsatems
Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

{
  "templates": [
    {
      "name": "der",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ms",
        "3": "sate",
        "4": "",
        "5": "satay"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay sate (“satay”)"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "sate",
      "sate#Malay"
    ]
  ],
  "references": [],
  "descendants": [],
  "lexical": [
    {
      "pos": "noun",
      "glosses": [
        "satay"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "dialectal",
        "poetic"
      ],
      "recordId": "0e12629ee88b5ccc47a612e50767b447782a60da8b7dbdde987ad585fd53bc4f",
      "rawRecordSha256": "e6ac42850ab7be1a1fe089dcd4d0ed4e07534dec7d0d31e3b6269af79abba575",
      "sourceRecordOrdinal": 209801
    }
  ],
  "omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
    "templates": 0,
    "links": 0,
    "references": 0,
    "descendants": 0,
    "lexicalRecords": 0,
    "lexicalSenses": 0,
    "glosses": 0
  }
}

Where this record stops

This page does not supply an independently verified sound-change sequence, first-use manuscript or complete family tree unless a cited analysis explicitly establishes one. Missing detail here is a limit of this record—not a claim that humanity knows nothing more.

An older meaning does not determine what a word must mean today. Follow the sources, preserve disagreements, and keep ancestry separate from interpretation.

Contribute located evidence for sate →

Source and snapshot

Imported from Wiktionary contributors; extracted by Tatu Ylonen / Wiktextract / Kaikki.org. Selected fields are reformatted and grouped; wording, source identity and etymology sections are retained. CC-BY-SA-4.0 applies to the imported source material.

Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

Source entry and bibliography ↗Wiktionary revision history ↗Acquisition and rights ledger
Machine-source provenance
Source SHA-256
5ff2c072f8099f2d2ce484bd6957bf179f046d2ad37bc36555edf8bb84cb5291
Import run
73216b9a9b78ed3830994bf853103716f5a4dc57099e371e9f8fdc468facca26
Permanent entry ID
w-c2F0ZQ