Etymograph

English

self-worth

From self- + worth.

A compound of self- + worth

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Proto-Germanic *werþaz ‘worthy’

Proto-West Germanic *werþ

Old English weorþ ‘worth’

Middle English worth

English worth

Today it means

noun The value one assigns to oneself or one's abilities in self assessment.

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

Etymograph / self-worth