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
Ancestry of “selde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | seldan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | seldanē | seldom; rarely |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seldanaz | rare, strange |