Where does “zelfbeklag” come from?

zelfbeklag (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.

zelfbeklag (Dutch): complaining about one's condition, often framed...

Definitions

  1. complaining about one's condition, often framed...

Ancestry of “zelfbeklag”, step by step

zelfbeklag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zelf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzelfoneself, referring to the subject of a sentence:...
2Middle Dutchself
3Old Dutchself
4Proto-Germanicselbazself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
6Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Dutch beklag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbeklagThe act of complaining; The act of mourning and...
2Middle Dutchbeklach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé
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