Etymology of the English word self
the English word
selfderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*selba-Derivations in English
selvage,
nonself,
selfhood,
selfish,
selfless,
selfness,
selfward,
hisself,
yourself,
myself,
himself,
itself,
ourself,
ourselves,
selfheal,
self-controlDerivations in other languages
French
self, French
selfCognates
Dutch
zelf, German
selber, Icelandic
sjálfur, Swedish
självUsage
Word found in Modern English
