Where does “silf” come from?

silf (Middle English) comes from Old English self, from Proto-West Germanic *selb, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

silf (Middle English): Alternative form of self

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of self

Ancestry of “silf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishselfself; oneself, personally
2Proto-West Germanic*selb—
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “silf”

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