Where does “Gesandtschaft” come from?
Gesandtschaft (German) comes from German gesandt, from German senden, from Middle High German senden, from Old High German senten, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Gesandtschaft (German): legation (a former type of diplomatic mission that is one step down from an embassy, headed by an envoy)
Definitions
- legation (a former type of diplomatic mission that is one step down from an embassy, headed by an envoy)
Ancestry of “Gesandtschaft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gesandt | past participle of senden |
| 2 | German | senden | to broadcast; to transmit; to send |
| 3 | Middle High German | senden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | senten | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |