Where does “zelf-” come from?

zelf- (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

zelf- (Dutch): self-

Definitions

  1. self-

Ancestry of “zelf-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchself
2Old Dutchself
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “zelf-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé
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