Where does “offsend” come from?

offsend (English) comes from English send, from Middle English senden, 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.

offsend (English): A dismissal; the act of sending away

Definitions

  1. A dismissal; the act of sending away

Ancestry of “offsend”, step by step

offsend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English send

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsendTo make something go from one place to another;...
2Middle Englishsendento send
3Old Englishsendanto send
4Proto-Germanicsandijanąto send
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via English off

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffIn a direction away from the speaker or object;...
2Middle Englishofof; off; until
3Old Englishofof, from, off, out of
4Old Englishæfof
5Proto-Germanic*ab
6Proto-Indo-Europeanapó
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti