Where does “zendeling” come from?
zendeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch zenden, from Middle Dutch senden, from Old Dutch senden, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
zendeling (Dutch): A missionary; An emissary, a delegate
Definitions
- A missionary; An emissary, a delegate
Ancestry of “zendeling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zenden | To send; To transmit, to emit |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | senden | to send |
| 3 | Old Dutch | senden | to send |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |