Where does “Selbstachtung” come from?

Selbstachtung (German) comes from German selbst, from Old High German selb, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

Selbstachtung (German): self-esteem

Definitions

  1. self-esteem

Ancestry of “Selbstachtung”, step by step

Selbstachtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German selbst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanselbstpersonally, by oneself; even
2Old High Germanselb
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via German Achtung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAchtungattention; esteem; respect
2Middle High Germanahtunge
3Old High Germanahtungaconsideration, deliberation
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
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