sjálvur
Faroese
[ˈʃɔlvʊr]
adjective
Definitions
- same
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sjálfr (self) derived from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (self) derived from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (one's own).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*selbʰ-
Gloss
one's own
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- selbst German
- *s(w)e- Proto-Indo-European
- *selbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *selbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- selv Norwegian Bokmål
- *selba- Proto-Germanic
- *selbaz Proto-Germanic
- själv Swedish
- self Old English
- seolf Old English
- sjalfr Old Norse
- sjálfgi Old Norse
- sjálfr Old Norse
- sjálfur Icelandic
- selb Old High German
- sjálvsøkin Faroese
- søkin Faroese
- ósjálvsøkin Faroese
- 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰 Gothic
- self Old Dutch
- selvo Old Dutch
- self Old Saxon
- selvo Old Saxon
- self Old Frisian
- sialfær Old Danish