Where does “Selbstregierung” come from?

Selbstregierung (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.

Selbstregierung (German): home rule, self-government

Definitions

  1. home rule, self-government

Ancestry of “Selbstregierung”, step by step

Selbstregierung 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 Regierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegierunggovernment
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →