Proto-Indo-European

*selbʰ-

‘one's own’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-, most familiar first.

• self ← salve ← *selbaz
• salband ← selbende ← selb ← *selbaz
• selfly ← selflīċ ← self ← *selbaz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-