Where does “se-” come from?

se- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

se- (Proto-Germanic): himself, herself, themselves

Definitions

  1. himself, herself, themselves

Ancestry of “se-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swe- →