zelf-

See also: zelf and -zelf

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, *selvo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, West Frisian self, English self, German selbst, selber, Danish selv. More at self.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛlf/

• (file)

Prefix

zelf-

1. self-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with zelf-