zelf-

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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/
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Prefix

zelf-

  1. self-

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