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Where does “sjølvtillit” come from?

sjølvtillit (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sjølv, from Old Norse sjalfr, from Proto-Germanic selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

sjølvtillit (Norwegian Nynorsk): self-confidence

Definitions

  1. self-confidence

Ancestry of “sjølvtillit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksjølvmyself, yourself, himself, herself, itself,...
2Old Norsesjalfr—
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
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