Etymology

-self

Today it means: Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the singular personal pronouns. Full definition →

Middle English -self ← Old English self
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  1. Old English · derived fromself
  2. Middle English · inherited from-self
  3. English today-self

From Middle English -self, from Old English self; compare Dutch -zelf.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishself all →

selfselfsame

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.