Where does “sjálvsøkin” come from?

sjálvsøkin (Faroese) comes from Faroese søkin, from Faroese søkja, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

sjálvsøkin (Faroese): selfish, egoistic

Definitions

  1. selfish, egoistic

Ancestry of “sjálvsøkin”, step by step

sjálvsøkin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese søkin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøkineager, resolute, active, busy
2Faroesesøkjato seek; to apply for
3Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
4Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

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

Words derived from “sjálvsøkin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →