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Where does “Sendung” come from?

Sendung (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.

Sendung (German): delivery; program; transmission, broadcasting

Definitions

  1. delivery; program; transmission, broadcasting

Ancestry of “Sendung”, step by step

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