Where does “zelfmedelijdend” come from?

zelfmedelijdend (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.

zelfmedelijdend (Dutch): self-pitying, sorry for oneself, maudlin

Definitions

  1. self-pitying, sorry for oneself, maudlin

Ancestry of “zelfmedelijdend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzelf-self-
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →