Where does “selviscenesættelse” come from?

selviscenesættelse (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.

selviscenesættelse (Danish): the act of presenting oneself for the view of many, especially in an ostentatious manner

Definitions

  1. the act of presenting oneself for the view of many, especially in an ostentatious manner

Ancestry of “selviscenesættelse”, step by step

selviscenesættelse 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 iscenesættelse

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