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
- present participle of send; The act by which...
Ancestry of “sending”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |