Where does “self-determined” come from?
self-determined (English) comes from English self-, from Middle English self-, from Old English seolf-, from Old English self-, from Old English self, from Proto-West Germanic *selb, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- — self.
self-determined (English): Marked by self-determination
Definitions
- Marked by self-determination
Ancestry of “self-determined”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | self- | of, by, in or with oneself or itself; automatic |
| 2 | Middle English | self- | — |
| 3 | Old English | seolf- | Alternative form of self- |
| 4 | Old English | self- | self, oneself; own, one's own |
| 5 | Old English | self | self |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *selb | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |