Where does “sjálf” come from?

sjálf (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sjálfur, from Old Norse sjálfr, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sjálf (Icelandic): self, ego

Definitions

self, ego

Ancestry of “sjálf”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	sjálfur	self
2	Old Norse	sjálfr	self
3	Proto-Germanic	selbaz	self
4	Proto-Indo-European	selbʰ-	one's own
5	Proto-Indo-European	s(w)e-	separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6	Proto-Indo-European	swé	self

Words derived from “sjálf”

hliðarsjálf
sjálfsvörn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →