Where does “selde” come from?

selde (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German seldan, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.

selde (Central Franconian): seldom; rarely

Definitions

  1. seldom; rarely

Ancestry of “selde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanseldan—
2Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
3Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange
Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanē →Every word from Old High German seldan →