Where does “*selb” come from?

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

Ancestry of “*selb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicselbazself
2Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
3Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “*selb”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European s(w)e- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European selbʰ- →