Where does “s'” come from?
s' (Norman) comes from Old French se, from Latin sē, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.
Ancestry of “s'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | se | himself; herself; itself |
| 2 | Latin | sē | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swé | self |