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Where does “unself” come from?

unself (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.

unself (English): That which is not the self; To deprive of, or...

Definitions

  1. That which is not the self; To deprive of, or...

Ancestry of “unself”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSelf—
2Middle EnglishsalveAlternative form of sauf
3Old Englishsealfsalve
4Proto-West Germanicsalbusalve, ointment
5Proto-Germanicsalbōsalve, ointment
6Proto-Indo-Europeansolp-éh₂—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanselp-fat, oil
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