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Where does “zelfverzekerdheid” come from?

zelfverzekerdheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch zelfverzekerd, 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.

zelfverzekerdheid (Dutch): self-confidence, self-belief

Definitions

  1. self-confidence, self-belief

Ancestry of “zelfverzekerdheid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzelfverzekerdself-confident, self-assured
2Dutchzelfoneself, referring to the subject of a sentence:...
3Middle Dutchself—
4Old Dutchself—
5Proto-Germanicselbazself
6Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
7Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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