Where does “selve” come from?

selve (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch selvo, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

selve (Middle Dutch): self; same, particular

Definitions

  1. self; same, particular

Ancestry of “selve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchselvoself
2Proto-Germanicselbazself
3Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
4Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →
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