Where does “Selbstfürsorge” come from?
Selbstfürsorge (German) comes from German Fürsorge, from German für, from Middle High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic furi, from Proto-Germanic furi, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Selbstfürsorge (German): self-care
Definitions
- self-care
Ancestry of “Selbstfürsorge”, step by step
Selbstfürsorge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Fürsorge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Fürsorge | care, solicitude; welfare |
| 2 | German | für | for; in favor of, in support of; by the standards... |
| 3 | Middle High German | vür | — |
| 4 | Old High German | furi | before; for; because of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | furi | for; before; forward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | furi | for, before; before, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |