Where does “sender” come from?

sender (English) comes from English send, from Middle English senden, from Old English sendan, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic sinþ-, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sender (English): Someone who sends; A device or component that...

Definitions

  1. Someone who sends; A device or component that...

Ancestry of “sender”, step by step

sender 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-Germanicsinþ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via German Senden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSendengerund of senden; transmission
2Middle High Germansenden—
3Old High Germansenten—

Words derived from “sender”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinþ- →