Where does “zelfzuchtig” come from?
zelfzuchtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch zelfzucht, 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.
zelfzuchtig (Dutch): selfish, egoistic, self-centered
Definitions
- selfish, egoistic, self-centered
Ancestry of “zelfzuchtig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zelfzucht | egoism tendency to think of self |
| 2 | Dutch | zelf | oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence:... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | self | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | self | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |