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

Definitions

  1. own goal

Ancestry of “sjálfsmark”, step by step

sjálfsmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sjálfur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsjálfurself
2Old Norsesjálfrself
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Icelandic mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmarksign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →