*selbaz

Runic: ᛊᛖᛚᛒᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈsel.βɑz/

pronoun

Meanings

self

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (‘one's own’), probably from the reflexive pronoun *swé (‘self’). Compared with Venetic [script needed] (sselb-).

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Descendants

self (Old English)
- self, silf, sulf (Middle English)
  - self (English)
  - sel (Scots)
seolf (Old English)
- self, silf, sulf (Middle English)
  - self (English)
  - sel (Scots)
sylf (Old English)
- self, silf, sulf (Middle English)
  - self (English)
  - sel (Scots)
selfa (Old English)
- self, silf, sulf (Middle English)
  - self (English)
  - sel (Scots)
self (Old Frisian)
- selv, siälv (North Frisian)
- säärm, sälven, sääuwen (Saterland Frisian)
- sels (West Frisian)
selva (Old Frisian)
- selv, siälv (North Frisian)
- säärm, sälven, sääuwen (Saterland Frisian)
- sels (West Frisian)
self (Old Saxon)
- self, sulf (Middle Low German)
  - sülvst (German Low German)
  - sulv (Low German)
  - selfst (Plautdietsch)
selvo (Old Saxon)
- self, sulf (Middle Low German)
  - sülvst (German Low German)
  - sulv (Low German)
  - selfst (Plautdietsch)
selvo (Old Dutch)
- selve (Middle Dutch)
  - zèlf (Limburgish)
selvo (Old Dutch)
- selve (Middle Dutch)
  - zelf (Dutch)
    - self (Afrikaans)
selb (Old High German)
- sëlb, sëlp (Middle High German)
  - söbe, söber (Bavarian)
  - selbst, selb, selbe, selber (German)
  - selwer (Luxembourgish)
  - זעלב (zelb) (Yiddish)
selbo (Old High German)
- sëlb, sëlp (Middle High German)
  - söbe, söber (Bavarian)
  - selbst, selb, selbe, selber (German)
  - selwer (Luxembourgish)
  - זעלב (zelb) (Yiddish)
sjalfr (Old Norse)
- siuov (Elfdalian)
- sjálvur (Faroese)
- sjálfur (Icelandic)
- sjøl (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sjølv, sjølv'u, sjålv, sjav'e, sjåv, sjelv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
sjalfr (Old Norse)
- sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf (Old Danish)
  - sjæl (Jutish)
  - sælver (Scanian)
sjalfr (Old Norse)
- sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf (Old Danish)
  - selv (Danish)
    - selv (Norwegian Bokmål)
sjalfr (Old Norse)
- sialver, siælver, sialfr, siælfr (Old Swedish)
  - själv, sjölv (Swedish)
*sealfʀ (Old Norse)
- siuov (Elfdalian)
- sjálvur (Faroese)
- sjálfur (Icelandic)
- sjøl (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sjølv, sjølv'u, sjålv, sjav'e, sjåv, sjelv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
*sealfʀ (Old Norse)
- sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf (Old Danish)
  - sjæl (Jutish)
  - sælver (Scanian)
*sealfʀ (Old Norse)
- sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf (Old Danish)
  - selv (Danish)
    - selv (Norwegian Bokmål)
*sealfʀ (Old Norse)
- sialver, siælver, sialfr, siælfr (Old Swedish)
  - själv, sjölv (Swedish)
sjálfr (Old Norse)
- siuov (Elfdalian)
- sjálvur (Faroese)
- sjálfur (Icelandic)
- sjøl (Norwegian Bokmål)
- sjølv, sjølv'u, sjålv, sjav'e, sjåv, sjelv (Norwegian Nynorsk)
sjálfr (Old Norse)
- sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf (Old Danish)
  - sjæl (Jutish)
  - sælver (Scanian)
sjálfr (Old Norse)
- sialfær, sialf, siælf, sælf (Old Danish)
  - selv (Danish)
    - selv (Norwegian Bokmål)
sjálfr (Old Norse)
- sialver, siælver, sialfr, siælfr (Old Swedish)
  - själv, sjölv (Swedish)
självar (Gutnish)
𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰 (silba) (Gothic)

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