Where does “selde” come from?

selde (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zelden, from Middle Dutch selden, from Old Dutch seldan, from Proto-Germanic seldana, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.

selde (Afrikaans): seldom; rarely

Definitions

  1. seldom; rarely

Ancestry of “selde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzeldenrarely, seldom
2Middle Dutchselden—
3Old Dutchseldan—
4Proto-Germanicseldana—
5Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
6Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange
Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanē →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldana →