Where does “geondsendan” come from?

geondsendan (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.

geondsendan (Old English): to overspread

Definitions

  1. to overspread

Ancestry of “geondsendan”, step by step

geondsendan 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 ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost
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