Where does “selvbiografi” come from?
selvbiografi (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål selv, from Danish selv, from English Self, from Middle English salve, from Old English sealf, from Proto-West Germanic salbu, from Proto-Germanic salbō, from Proto-Indo-European solp-éh₂ — fat, oil.
selvbiografi (Norwegian Bokmål): an autobiography
Definitions
- an autobiography
Ancestry of “selvbiografi”, step by step
selvbiografi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål selv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | selv | myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself;... |
| 2 | Danish | selv | self, -self; even; self |
| 3 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 4 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 5 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |
via Norwegian Bokmål biografi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | biografi | a biography |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | -grafi | -graphy |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | γράφω | to scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | grəpʰō | to scratch, cut or carve into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |