self

English

/sɛlf/

pron
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Himself, herself, itself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned).
  • (commercial) Myself.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English self inherited from Old English self (self) inherited from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (self).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*selbaz

Gloss

self

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

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