Where does “Sendbrief” come from?
Sendbrief (German) comes 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-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Sendbrief (German): open letter
Definitions
- open letter
Ancestry of “Sendbrief”, step by step
Sendbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Senden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Senden | gerund of senden; transmission |
| 2 | Middle High German | senden | — |
| 3 | Old High German | senten | — |
| 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 German brief
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brief | letter (written message) |
| 2 | Middle High German | brief | — |
| 3 | Old High German | briaf | — |
| 4 | Latin | breve | nominative neuter singular of brevis; accusative... |
| 5 | Latin | brevis | short, small, little, narrow; brief, short;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *breɣʷis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mréǵʰus | short; brief |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mreǵʰ- | short |