Where does “sjónvarpssending” come from?
sjónvarpssending (Faroese) comes from Faroese sending, 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.
sjónvarpssending (Faroese): television program
Definitions
- television program
Ancestry of “sjónvarpssending”, step by step
sjónvarpssending traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese sending
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | sending | delivery, mail; program; transmission |
| 2 | Faroese | senda | to send |
| 3 | Old Norse | senda | 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 |
via Faroese sjónvarp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | sjónvarp | TV, television; telecast, television program;... |
| 2 | Icelandic | sjónvarp | television, TV; television set |
| 3 | Icelandic | varp | casting, throwing; laying of eggs; breeding... |
| 4 | Old Norse | varp | casting, throwing; laying of eggs; breeding... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warpą | warp |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |