Where does “selvafbrænding” come from?
selvafbrænding (Danish) comes from Danish afbrænding, from Danish afbrænde, from Danish brænde, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
selvafbrænding (Danish): self-immolation
Definitions
- self-immolation
Ancestry of “selvafbrænding”, step by step
selvafbrænding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish afbrænding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afbrænding | burning, incineration, flaring |
| 2 | Danish | afbrænde | to burn, burn off, incinerate to ignite something and let it burn out |
| 3 | Danish | brænde | wood, firewood; to burn; to distill |
| 4 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish selv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | selv | self, -self; even; self |
| 2 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 3 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 4 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |