Where does “selvhøjtidelighed” come from?
selvhøjtidelighed (Danish) comes from Danish selvhøjtidelig, 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 — fat, oil.
selvhøjtidelighed (Danish): the quality of taking oneself too seriously
Definitions
- the quality of taking oneself too seriously
Ancestry of “selvhøjtidelighed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | selvhøjtidelig | taking oneself too seriously |
| 2 | Danish | selv | self, -self; even; self |
| 3 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 4 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 5 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |