Where does “zelden” come from?

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

zelden (Dutch): rarely, seldom

Definitions

  1. rarely, seldom

Ancestry of “zelden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchselden—
2Old Dutchseldan—
3Proto-Germanicseldana—
4Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
5Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange

Words derived from “zelden”

Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanē →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldana →