Where does “sendill” come from?

sendill (Icelandic) comes 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.

sendill (Icelandic): errand boy, messenger, gofer, runner

Definitions

  1. errand boy, messenger, gofer, runner

Ancestry of “sendill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsendato send
2Old Norsesendato send
3Proto-Germanicsandijanąto send
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →