Where does “sendee” come from?
sendee (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.
sendee (English): A person to whom something is sent
Definitions
- A person to whom something is sent
Ancestry of “sendee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | send | To make something go from one place to another;... |
| 2 | Middle English | senden | to send |
| 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 |