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Where does “sending” come from?

sending (Faroese) comes from Faroese senda, from Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

sending (Faroese): delivery, mail; program; transmission

Definitions

  1. delivery, mail; program; transmission

Ancestry of “sending”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesendato send
2Old Norsesendato 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 “sending”

  • tíðindasending
  • útvarpssending
  • sjónvarpssending
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