Where does “self-effacingness” come from?
self-effacingness (English) comes from English self-effacing, 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 — self.
self-effacingness (English): Having the quality of humility
Definitions
- Having the quality of humility
Ancestry of “self-effacingness”, step by step
self-effacingness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English self-effacing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | self-effacing | Shy, extremely humble and modest; making oneself... |
| 2 | English | self- | of, by, in or with oneself or itself; automatic |
| 3 | Middle English | self- | — |
| 4 | Old English | seolf- | Alternative form of self- |
| 5 | Old English | self- | self, oneself; own, one's own |
| 6 | Old English | self | self; oneself, personally |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *selb | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |