Where does “self-rape” come from?

self-rape (English) comes 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-rape (English): An act of rape where the rapist identifies with...

Definitions

  1. An act of rape where the rapist identifies with...

Ancestry of “self-rape”, step by step

self-rape traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Self

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

via English rape

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrapeThe taking of something by force; seizure,...
2Middle Englishrapegrape stalk, rasper
3Latinrāpa
4Latinrāpumturnip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrap-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European selp-Every word from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic salbō