Where does “sending” come from?
sending (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.
sending (Danish): sending the act of sending something
Definitions
- sending the act of sending something
Ancestry of “sending”, step by step
sending traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sende | send |
| 2 | Old Norse | senda | to send |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |