Where does “zelfkennis” come from?

zelfkennis (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.

zelfkennis (Dutch): self-knowledge

Definitions

  1. self-knowledge

Ancestry of “zelfkennis”, step by step

zelfkennis 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 kennis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkennisknowledge; acquaintance, friend
2Middle Dutchkennesse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →