Where does “sjálvmorð” come from?

sjálvmorð (Faroese) comes from Faroese sjálvur, from Old Norse sjálfr, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sjálvmorð (Faroese): suicide

Definitions

  1. suicide

Ancestry of “sjálvmorð”, step by step

sjálvmorð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese sjálvur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesjálvursame; self
2Old Norsesjálfrself
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Faroese morð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemorðmurder
2Old Norsemorðmurder
3Proto-Germanicmurþądeath; killing, murder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmr̥tósdead; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “sjálvmorð”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →