FromMiddle Dutchself, fromOld Dutchself,*selvo, fromProto-Germanic*selbaz, fromProto-Indo-European*selbʰ-(“one's own”), from*s(w)e-(“separate, apart”). CompareLow Germansulv,West Frisianself,Englishself,Germanselbst,selber,Danishselv.
zelf
- (intensifier)oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence:myself,yourself,itself,ourselves,themselves etc.
Zelf ging hij er niet heen.- Hehimself did not go there.
- oneself,by oneself,alone
- Synonym:alleen
Ik kan dat nietzelf, kun je me helpen?- I can't do that(by) myself, can you help me?
zelf n (uncountable,nodiminutive)
- self
