Etymology

insend

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Today it means: To send in. Full definition →

Middle English insenden ← Old English insendan
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  1. Old English · inherited frominsendan“to send in, put in”
  2. Middle English · inherited frominsenden
  3. English todayinsend

From Middle English insenden, from Old English insendan (“to send in, put in”), equivalent to in- + send. Cognate with Dutch inzenden (“to send in, put in”), German einsenden (“to send in, submit”).

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