Etymology

onsend

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Today it means: To send; send on; send out; forward; transmit. Full definition →

Middle English onsenden ← Old English onsendan
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromonsendan“to send out, send forth, transmit, yield up, offer to”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromonsenden
  3. English todayonsend

From Middle English onsenden, from Old English onsendan (“to send out, send forth, transmit, yield up, offer to”), equivalent to on- + send.

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