Where does “send” come from?

send (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.

send (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of sende

Definitions

  1. imperative of sende

Ancestry of “send”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsendeto send; to transmit
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 →