Where does “selp” come from?

selp (Middle High German) comes from Old High German selb, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

selp (Middle High German): self

Definitions

  1. self

Ancestry of “selp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanselb—
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- →