Where does “selbstgerecht” come from?

selbstgerecht (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.

selbstgerecht (German): self-righteous

Definitions

  1. self-righteous

Ancestry of “selbstgerecht”, step by step

selbstgerecht 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 gerecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangerechtjust, fair; past participle of rechen
2Middle High Germangereht—
3Old High Germangireht—
4Proto-Germanicgarehtazjust, fair

Words derived from “selbstgerecht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →