Where does “self-qualifying” come from?

self-qualifying (English) comes from English self-qualify, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European selp- — fat, oil.

self-qualifying (English): The action of the verb self-qualify; The process of qualifying through a first party

Definitions

  1. The action of the verb self-qualify; The process of qualifying through a first party

Ancestry of “self-qualifying”, step by step

self-qualifying traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English self-qualify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishself-qualifyTo qualify through a first party entity
2EnglishSelfHimself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned)
3Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
4Old Englishsealfsalve
5Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
6Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
7Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂
8Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via English qualifying

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishqualifyingpresent participle of qualify; A qualification or...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō