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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "selbst-wenn" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "selbst-wenn" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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Is there a nuance in the usage between selbst and sogar?
Well, “selbst wenn” is definitely less common.
Besides that, to me, it sounds a tiny bit dire while sogar as a tiny bit of a wow-factor.
So I would use “selbst wenn” in contexts like
I think I actually do use it in daily life from time to time as a stand alone.
Like… I’m having doubts about something, someone else tries to cheer me up with an argument and I’d be like
With the meaning of “Even if that were true, I still think it’s not gonna work out.”