Etymological root
*selbaz
Proto-Germanic
Words from this root(4)
self
B2
/ˈsɛlf/
the person you really are, including your character and feelings
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selflessness
C2+
/ˈsɛlfləsnəs/
the quality of caring more for others than for oneself
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selfishness
C2+
/ˈsɛlfɪʃnəs/
the quality of being concerned chiefly with one's own advantage
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selfness
C2+
/ˈsɛlfnəs/
the quality of individual selfhood; egotism or self-regard
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