Where does “sender” come from?

sender (Danish) comes from Danish sende, from Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sender (Danish): transmitter; radio station; present of sende

Definitions

  1. transmitter; radio station; present of sende

Ancestry of “sender”, step by step

sender traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsendesend
2Old Norsesendato send
3Proto-Germanicsandijanąto send
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →