Where does “sjælden” come from?
sjælden (Danish) comes from Old Norse sjaldan, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.
sjælden (Danish): rare, infrequent; remarkable, exceptional; scarce
Definitions
- rare, infrequent; remarkable, exceptional; scarce
Ancestry of “sjælden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sjaldan | seldom |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | seldanē | seldom; rarely |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seldanaz | rare, strange |