Where does “forþsendan” come from?

forþsendan (Old English) comes 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.

forþsendan (Old English): to send forth

Definitions

  1. to send forth

Ancestry of “forþsendan”, step by step

forþsendan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sendan

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

via Old English forþ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforþ"expresses the continuation of an action"; out,...
2Proto-Germanicfurþąforward
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥to-—
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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