Where does “orðsending” come from?

orðsending (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sending, from Icelandic senda, from Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

orðsending (Icelandic): message

Definitions

  1. message

Ancestry of “orðsending”, step by step

orðsending traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sending

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsendingsending, dispatching; shipment, consignment; pass
2Icelandicsendato send
3Old Norsesendato send
4Proto-Germanicsandijanąto send
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic orð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicorðword; remarks; request
2Old Norseorðword
3Proto-Germanicwurdąword
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti