Where does “Selbstzweifel” come from?

Selbstzweifel (German) comes from German Zweifel, from Middle High German zwīvel, from Old High German zwīfal, from Proto-West Germanic twīfl, from Proto-Germanic twīflaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Selbstzweifel (German): self-doubt

Definitions

  1. self-doubt

Ancestry of “Selbstzweifel”, step by step

Selbstzweifel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Zweifel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZweifeldoubt
2Middle High Germanzwīvel
3Old High Germanzwīfaltwo-fold
4Proto-West Germanictwīfldoubt
5Proto-Germanictwīflazdoubt
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

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 dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Germanic twīflazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic twīfl
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