selv

Norwegian

pronoun
Definitions
  • (singular) myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
  • (plural) ourselves, yourselves, themselves

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

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