Where does “Versandverkauf” come from?
Versandverkauf (German) comes from German Versand, from German versenden, 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 — he, she.
Versandverkauf (German): mail-order sale
Definitions
- mail-order sale
Ancestry of “Versandverkauf”, step by step
Versandverkauf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Versand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Versand | shipping, shipment, dispatch |
| 2 | German | versenden | to ship, to dispatch |
| 3 | German | senden | to broadcast; to transmit; to send |
| 4 | Middle High German | senden | — |
| 5 | Old High German | senten | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German verkauf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkauf | sale |