English
sate
Sate comes from Middle English saden ‘to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated’, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz ‘sated’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- ‘to satiate, be satisfied’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seh₂-‘to satiate, be satisfied’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sadaz‘sated’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sadōn‘to satiate, become satisfied’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sadian‘to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500saden‘to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1849–1861sate
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seh₂-‘to satiate, be satisfied’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sadaz‘sated’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sadōn‘to satiate, become satisfied’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sadian‘to satisfy, satiate, fill, be sated, become wearied’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500saden‘to weary, satisfy, become wearied or satiated’
- Englishearliest quotation 1849–1861sate
Earliest quotation: 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, London: Longman: “crowds of wanderers sated with the business and pleasure…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-
Another origin of sate
- Tamilmodernசதை‘flesh’
- Javanesemodernsaté
- Malaymodernsate‘satay’
- Englishtodaysate
Today it means
verb To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to fill up.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seh₂- / sate