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Where does “selbaz” come from?

selbaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

selbaz (Proto-Germanic): self

Definitions

  1. self

Ancestry of “selbaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
2Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “selbaz”

  • itself
  • self
  • Self
  • selfish
  • oneself
  • selfishness
  • selves
  • unselfish
  • selfless
  • selfhood
  • unselfishness
  • selfishly
  • selflessness
  • meself
  • ourself
  • selfconscious
  • unselfishly
  • selflessly
  • nonself
  • theirselves
  • unselfconscious
  • unself
  • selfness
  • selfed
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