Where does “zelfzucht” come from?
zelfzucht (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.
zelfzucht (Dutch): egoism tendency to think of self
Definitions
- egoism tendency to think of self
Ancestry of “zelfzucht”, step by step
zelfzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zelf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via Dutch zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |