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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

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

Words derived from “foresendan”

  • foresend
  • foresenden
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