Etymograph

English

herselves

From her + -selves.

Formed from her + -selves

Proto-Indo-European *ḱís ‘this’

Proto-Germanic *hiz ‘this’

Proto-Germanic *hezōi ‘dative singular feminine of *hiz’

Old English hire ‘her’

Middle English here

English her

Today it means

pron Her; used to indicate the referent as an entity with more than one self.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / herselves