Where does “send” come from?

Send comes from Middle English senden, from Old English sendan, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sent-, which derives from the root h₁es-.

send (English): To make something go from one place to another;...

Definitions

  1. To make something go from one place to another;...

Ancestry of “send”, step by step

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

Words derived from “send”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →