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Where does “sending” come from?

Sending derives from Middle English senden, from Old English sendan, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sent-, itself from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-.

sending (English): present participle of send; The act by which...

Definitions

  1. present participle of send; The act by which...

Ancestry of “sending”, step by step

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
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