English
self-
Self- comes from Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*selbʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*selbaz‘self’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*selba-reconstructed
- Englishtodayself-
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*selbʰ-reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*selbaz‘self’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*selba-reconstructed
- Englishtodayself-
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-
Today it means
prefix of, by, in or with oneself or itself
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- / self-