Where does “selvportrett” come from?
selvportrett (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål portrett, from French portrait, from Middle French portraict, from Middle French portraire, from Latin protraho, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro- — passed , crossed.
selvportrett (Norwegian Bokmål): a self-portrait
Definitions
- a self-portrait
Ancestry of “selvportrett”, step by step
selvportrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål portrett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | portrett | a portrait |
| 2 | French | portrait | portrait; description |
| 3 | Middle French | portraict | — |
| 4 | Middle French | portraire | to portray |
| 5 | Latin | protraho | I drag, pull, draw or bring forth or out; I bring... |
| 6 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
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 |