Where does “selv” come from?

selv (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse silfr, from Proto-Germanic silubrą — silver.

selv (Westrobothnian): silver

Definitions

  1. silver

Ancestry of “selv”, step by step

selv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse silfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesilfrsilver
2Proto-Germanicsilubrąsilver

via Old Norse sylfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesylfr—
Every word from Proto-Germanic silubrą →Every word from Old Norse silfr →