sels

Frisian (Western)

/sɛls/

adverb

Definitions

(intensifier) oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Frisian self derived from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (self).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*selbaz

Gloss

self

Concept

Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Other

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

selbst German
*selbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*selbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
*selba- Proto-Germanic
*selbaz Proto-Germanic
self Old English
seolf Old English
sjalfr Old Norse
sjálfr Old Norse
selb Old High German
𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌱𐌰 Gothic
self Old Dutch
selvo Old Dutch
self Old Saxon
selvo Old Saxon
self Old Frisian