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
- complaining about one's condition, often framed...
Ancestry of “zelfbeklag”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |