Etymology

salband

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Today it means: The border of an igneous mass, usually characterized by a finer grain or glassy texture which is produced by the chilling of the molten rock by the cold country rock. Full definition →

Middle High German selbende ← Old High German selb ← Proto-Germanic *selbaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*selbaz
  2. Old High German · derived fromselb
  3. Middle High German · derived fromselbende
  4. English todaysalband

From German, from Middle High German selbende, selpende, from selp (“self”) (from Old High German selb << Proto-Germanic *selbaz) + ende (“end”) (from Old High German enti).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*selbaz all →

selfself-

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