Where does “sjálfsmark” come from?
sjálfsmark (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.
sjálfsmark (Icelandic): own goal
Ancestry of “sjálfsmark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |