Where does “Selbstauskunft” come from?

Selbstauskunft (German) comes from German Auskunft, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt, from Proto-Germanic ūt, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

Selbstauskunft (German): a voluntary disclosure of personal employment and financial details, usually in support of an application for something

Definitions

  1. a voluntary disclosure of personal employment and financial details, usually in support of an application for something

Ancestry of “Selbstauskunft”, step by step

Selbstauskunft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Auskunft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuskunftenquiry
2GermanAusan out; the end of play for an individual or a...
3EnglishoutAway from the inside, centre or other point of...
4Middle Englishouteout
5Old Englishūtout
6Proto-West Germanic*ūtout, outward
7Proto-Germanicūtout, outward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd
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