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Where does “Piratensender” come from?

Piratensender (German) comes from German Sender, 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.

Piratensender (German): pirate radio station

Definitions

  1. pirate radio station

Ancestry of “Piratensender”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSenderagent noun of senden
2GermanSendengerund of senden; transmission
3Middle High Germansenden—
4Old High Germansenten—
5Proto-Germanicsandijanąto send
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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