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Where does “senda” come from?

senda (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

senda (Norwegian Nynorsk): to send; to transmit

Definitions

  1. to send; to transmit

Ancestry of “senda”, step by step

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

Words derived from “senda”

  • utsending
  • sende
  • sender
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