Etymology

self-doubt

Today it means: The doubting of one's own abilities. Full definition →

English doubt ← Latin dubitōinflu. ← Middle English doute
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*swé?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*selbʰ-
  3. Proto-Germanic*selbaz
  4. Old Englishself
  5. Old Englishself-
  6. Middle Englishself-
  7. Englishself-
  8. Latindubō
  9. Latindubitō
  10. Old Frenchdoter
  11. Middle Englishdouten
  12. Old Frenchdoter
  13. Old Frenchdoute
  14. Middle Englishdoute
  15. Englishdubiousinflu.
  16. Latindubitōinflu.
  17. Englishdoubt
  18. English todayself-doubt

From self- + doubt.

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