self-
English
prefix
Definitions
- of, by, in or with oneself or itself
- automatic
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English self- inherited from Old English self- (self) inherited from Proto-Germanic *selba-, *selbaz (self).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*selbaz
Gloss
self
Concept
Semantic Field
Kinship
Ontological Category
Other
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- selbst German
- zelf- Dutch, Flemish
- *selbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *selbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *selba- Proto-Germanic
- *selbaz Proto-Germanic
- self Old English
- self- Old English
- seolf Old English
- self- Middle English
- sjalfr Old Norse
- sjálfr Old Norse
- self Middle Dutch
- selb Old High German
- 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰 Gothic
- self Old Dutch
- selvo Old Dutch
- self Old Saxon
- selvo Old Saxon
- self Old Frisian