zelf-

Dutch (Brabantic)

/zɛlf/

prefix
Definitions
  • self-

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch self inherited from Old Dutch self inherited 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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