Where does “sjálfvirkur” come from?

sjálfvirkur (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.

sjálfvirkur (Icelandic): automatic

Definitions

  1. automatic

Ancestry of “sjálfvirkur”, step by step

sjálfvirkur 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 virkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvirkuractive, working; live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-