Where does “foresend” come from?
foresend (English) comes from Middle English foresenden, from Old English foresendan, from Old English sendan, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
foresend (English): To send before; send beforehand
Definitions
- To send before; send beforehand
Ancestry of “foresend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | foresenden | — |
| 2 | Old English | foresendan | to send before, send beforehand |
| 3 | Old English | sendan | 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 |