What is this word that has four different meanings?

[Whatisthisword]

I was reading an article the other day about a word that has four different meanings and each meaning has a different root but I've forgotten what the word is. I think it's a fairly simple word like 'cake' and I think it might be the only English word that has four different meanings from four completely separate roots.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Root/rout/route.

desert/dessert

Thanks, it's not either of those.

Is it bank?

• a bank like NatWest
• to rely on someone
• river bank
• to tilt slightly

Or the word right

• correct
• rights as in human right
• to right a wrong
• direction - right / left

Case has multiple unrelated meanings.

Run, take, break, turn, set

What are the four meanings there?

Set?

Run = My dog loves to run about in the park
She runs a very successful business
The bus company runs a regular weekend service, he's on the run

Take = Don’t forget to take an extra pair of shoes

Take a deep breath
I like chocolate but I can take it or leave it, Take it from me

You get the idea

pear - fruit
pare - to trim
pair - pair of shoes
peer - as in peer pressure
peer - to look

Maybe foil?

A sword, aluminium foil, to foil a plan, to act as a foil for?

Lead?

I get the first 3 in one group then the last 2 in another yes I think the word with 4 is SET also

Right/wright/write:

Right - ok
Wright - maker/builder
Write - make note
Right - direction

And you can use all four in that order to make a sentence.

There's also row. It only has three as far as I can tell but row as in a row of houses, row as in to propel a boat with oars and row as in to have an argument are three words with three different etymologies.

Agree with others who have said set- multiple meanings, multiple derivations including one use from old germanic, one from latin via old french and one from middle english

Bear has multiple meaning (when spelt the same) but not sure it each one has different origins.

Will have to look into it - interesting to hear.

Spring

Water source/season/mechanical coil/action

Bat also has four meanings.

Also;

Rite - religious ceremony

Some posters have it right.

How do I know? I googled it. 🙄

Poor
Pour
Paw
Pore

Well which is it?

I've also Google and got lots of the above (and see some replies are a copy and paste job 🤣). But not found the same word with four meanings and four different origins/roots.

Lots of words above being given with different meanings (and some that just four words that sound the same - so not even the same word!!) No mention of different roots of any though. 🙁

@Whatisthisword you need to remember!! Unless you're having us on!

I promise I'm not having you on! I love etymology and when I read it I thought oh, that's really interesting I'll have to remember that so of course I promptly forgot it. Someone may need to tweet Susie Dent for me 😅
I think PP may have been implying the word is 'right' but it's not.
Thanks for all the suggestions so far.