Where does “selvlysende” come from?

selvlysende (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.

selvlysende (Danish): emitting light after being irradiated; either phosphorescent or fluorescent

Definitions

  1. emitting light after being irradiated; either phosphorescent or fluorescent

Ancestry of “selvlysende”, step by step

selvlysende 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 lysende

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