Where does “zelfbeheersing” come from?
zelfbeheersing (Dutch) comes from Dutch zelf, 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.
zelfbeheersing (Dutch): self-control, restraint, composure
Definitions
- self-control, restraint, composure
Ancestry of “zelfbeheersing”, step by step
zelfbeheersing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zelf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zelf | oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence:... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | self | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | self | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via Dutch beheersing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beheersing | control; knowledge, command, proficiency, mastery |
| 2 | Dutch | beheersen | to control, to master |
| 3 | Dutch | heersen | to rule; to prevail |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | hêerschen | to command, rule |
| 5 | German | herrschen | to rule, to reign, to have dominion; to prevail,... |
| 6 | Middle High German | hērschen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | hērisōn | — |