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Where does “sendid” come from?

sendid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish seinnid, from Proto-Celtic swannati, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

Ancestry of “sendid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishseinnidto play; to strike
2Proto-Celticswannati—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →