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Where does “foresenden” come from?

foresenden (Middle English) comes from Old English foresendan, from Old English sendan, from Proto-Germanic sandijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “foresenden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforesendanto send before, send beforehand
2Old Englishsendanto send
3Proto-Germanicsandijanąto send
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “foresenden”

  • foresend
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