Where does “foresendan” come from?

foresendan (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.

foresendan (Old English): to send before, send beforehand

Definitions

  1. to send before, send beforehand

Ancestry of “foresendan”, step by step

foresendan 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 fore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforebefore; forepart, front
2Proto-Germanicfuraibefore, in front of; before, in front
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreh₂-before, in front
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “foresendan”

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