Where does “self-made-man” come from?
self-made-man (Finnish) comes from English self-made, from English self-, from Middle English self-, from Old English seolf-, from Old English self-, from Old English self, from Proto-West Germanic *selb, from Proto-Germanic selbaz — self.
self-made-man (Finnish): self-made man man who has achieved success by his own efforts, especially from a modest background
Definitions
- self-made man man who has achieved success by his own efforts, especially from a modest background
Ancestry of “self-made-man”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | self-made | Of a person, having achieved success by one's own... |
| 2 | English | self- | of, by, in or with oneself or itself; automatic |
| 3 | Middle English | self- | — |
| 4 | Old English | seolf- | Alternative form of self- |
| 5 | Old English | self- | self, oneself; own, one's own |
| 6 | Old English | self | self; oneself, personally |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *selb | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | selbaz | self |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selbʰ- | one's own |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | s(w)e- | separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |