English
besend
Besend comes from Middle English besenden ‘to send’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *sinþaną.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sinþanąreconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sandijaną‘to send’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sandijan‘to send’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sendan‘to send’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150besendan‘to send (to), send across, let go’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500besenden‘to send’
- Englishtodaybesend
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sinþanąreconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*sandijaną‘to send’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*sandijan‘to send’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150sendan‘to send’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150besendan‘to send (to), send across, let go’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500besenden‘to send’
- Englishtodaybesend
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi ‘at, near’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bi ‘near, by’
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
English be-
Proto-Indo-European *sent- ‘to walk’
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Proto-Germanic *sandijaną ‘to send’
Proto-West Germanic *sandijan ‘to send’
Old English sendan ‘to send’
Middle English senden ‘to send’
English send
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *sinþaną
Today it means
verb To send over or across; send to; send a message to.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *sinþaną / besend