Where does “zelfbewust” come from?

zelfbewust (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.

zelfbewust (Dutch): self-aware; confident, self-confident;...

Definitions

  1. self-aware; confident, self-confident;...

Ancestry of “zelfbewust”, step by step

zelfbewust 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 bewust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewustconscious, aware; deliberate; in question, very
2Germanbewusstconscious, aware; intentional
3Germanbewissen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé
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