Where does “Selbstwirksamkeit” come from?

Selbstwirksamkeit (German) comes from German Wirksamkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kayt-.

Selbstwirksamkeit (German): self-efficacy

Definitions

  1. self-efficacy

Ancestry of “Selbstwirksamkeit”, step by step

Selbstwirksamkeit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wirksamkeit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWirksamkeiteffectiveness
2German-keitAlternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty
3German-heitConverts an adjective into a noun and usually...
4Middle High German-heitness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective
5Old High German-heitnature, character
6Proto-West Germanic-haiduhood
7Proto-Germanichaiduzmanner, way; personality, character; appearance
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kayt-—

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 (s)kayt- →Every word from German -keit →Every word from German -heit →