"self-made" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English made English self-made From self- + made. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|self-|made|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English made English self-made [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swé", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*selbʰ-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*selbaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "self", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "made", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "self-made", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="self-made"> From self- + made. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} self-made (not comparable)
  1. (of a person) Having achieved success by one's own efforts, with little to no support from family members and others. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: self-structured, self-formed Translations (having achieved success by one's own efforts): عِصَامِيّ (ʕiṣāmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), itse uransa luonut (Finnish), oman onnensa seppä (Finnish), αυτοδημιούργητος (aftodimioúrgitos) (Greek), swausaha (Indonesian), usaha diri (Indonesian), venuto dal niente (Italian), fatto da sé (Italian), zawdzięczający wszystko samemu sobie (Polish), обя́занный всем самому́ себе́ (objázannyj vsem samomú sebé) (Russian)
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  2. (of a thing) Made by oneself instead of bought or taken over. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: homemade, homebrew, homespun, handmade, custom-made, made-to-measure, made-to-order, tailor-made Translations (made by oneself): عِصَامِيّ (ʕiṣāmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), zelfgemaakt (Dutch), omatekoinen (Finnish), itse tehty (Finnish), selbstgemacht (German), buatan sendiri (Indonesian), swabuat (Indonesian), swayasa (Indonesian), zrobiony samodzielnie (Polish), własnej roboty (Polish), самоде́льный (samodélʹnyj) (Russian), casero (Spanish), hecho a mano (Spanish), hecho en casa (Spanish), саморо́бний (samoróbnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-self-made-en-adj-s8u0daT1 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with self-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 40 60 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with self-: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'made by oneself': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bootstrapping, Horatio Algerian, rags to riches
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      "word": "zawdzięczający wszystko samemu sobie"
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      "word": "zelfgemaakt"
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