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Where does “selbstisch” come from?

selbstisch (German) comes from German -isch, from Middle High German -isch, from Old High German -isc, from Proto-West Germanic -isk, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

selbstisch (German): selfish

Definitions

  1. selfish

Ancestry of “selbstisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-ischan adjectival suffix, often matching -ic and...
2Middle High German-isch—
3Old High German-iscused to form adjectives
4Proto-West Germanic-iskCreates adjectives from nouns
5Proto-Germanic-iskazForms adjectives from nouns with the sense of...
6Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “selbstisch”

  • uselvisk
  • selvisk
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