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How to spell self
Self is spelled S-E-L-F.
What it means: A person's own body, mind, or personality.
In a sentence: I brushed the dust off myself after playing in the sandbox.
Same family: selfish, selfless, self-esteem, self-control, self-awareness. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: The word "self" comes from Old English "self" or "seolf," meaning "one's own person." It is related to similar words in Dutch ("zelf") and German ("selbst"), all tracing back to ancient Germanic roots about personal identity.
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