Where does “selvforsynende” come from?

selvforsynende (Danish) comes from Danish selv, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

selvforsynende (Danish): self-sufficient

Definitions

  1. self-sufficient

Ancestry of “selvforsynende”, step by step

selvforsynende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish selv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishselvself, -self; even; self
2EnglishSelfHimself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned)
3Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
4Old Englishsealfsalve
5Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
6Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

via Danish forsynende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforsynende
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō
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