Where does “sjálfsmynd” come from?

sjálfsmynd (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.

sjálfsmynd (Icelandic): self-portrait; self-image

Definitions

  1. self-portrait; self-image

Ancestry of “sjálfsmynd”, step by step

sjálfsmynd 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 mynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
2Old Norsemyndshape, form
3Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
5Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →