Where does “selbst” come from?

selbst (German) comes 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.

selbst (German): personally, by oneself; even

Definitions

  1. personally, by oneself; even

Ancestry of “selbst”, step by step

selbst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German selb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanselb
2Proto-Germanicselbazself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
4Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Old High German selbo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanselboself

Words derived from “selbst

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé