Etymograph

English

self-esteem

From self- + esteem.

A compound of self- + esteem

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-

Proto-Germanic *selbaz ‘self’

Proto-Germanic *selba-

English self-

Latin aestimō ‘to determine the value of something’

Old French estimer ‘to think’

Middle French estimer ‘to think’

English esteem

Today it means

noun Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “self-esteem”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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