Where does “seldomly” come from?

seldomly (English) comes from Middle English seldomly, from Middle English seldom, from Old English seldan, from Proto-Germanic seldana, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.

seldomly (English): Seldom; rarely

Definitions

  1. Seldom; rarely

Ancestry of “seldomly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishseldomlyseldomly; seldom
2Middle EnglishseldomAlternative form of selden; uncommon
3Old Englishseldanseldom, rarely
4Proto-Germanicseldana—
5Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
6Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange
Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →
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