Etymology

himself

him·self
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Today it means: Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject Full definition →

Middle English hymself ← Old English him selfum
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhim selfum
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhymself
  3. English todayhimself

From Middle English hymself, from Old English him selfum. Equivalent to him + -self.

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhim selfum all →

'emselves

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.