Etymograph

English

self-absorbed

From self- + absorbed.

A compound of self- + absorbed

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Today it means

adj Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others.

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

Etymograph / self-absorbed