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English word origin

Etymology of sade

From Middle English saden (“to weary, become weary or satisfied”), from Old English sadian (“to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied”), from Proto-West Germanic *sadōn (“to satiate, become satisfied”), from P

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Source etymology 1

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verb

To tire, weary.

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From Middle English saden (“to weary, become weary or satisfied”), 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”). Doublet of sate, a later variant; also cognate with English sad.

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  • Inherited-form mentionsadenenm
  • Inherited-form mentionsadianang
  • Inherited-form mention*sadōngmw-pro
  • Derivation mention*sadazgem-pro
  • Derivation mention*seh₂-ine-pro
  • Doublet mentionsateen
  • Cognate mentionsaden
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