Where does “hjemsende” come from?
hjemsende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sende, 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.
hjemsende (Norwegian Bokmål): to repatriate
Definitions
- to repatriate
Ancestry of “hjemsende”, step by step
hjemsende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sende
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sende | to send; to transmit |
| 2 | Old Norse | senda | to send |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sandijaną | to send |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål hjem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hjem | a home; Place of origin or belonging. Similar to... |
| 2 | Danish | hjem | home |
| 3 | Old Danish | hēm | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | heimr | realm, region within walking distance to a þing... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |