Where does “seldomness” come from?
seldomness (English) comes from English seldom, from Middle English seldom, from Old English seldan, from Proto-Germanic seldana, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.
seldomness (English): Rareness; infrequency; uncommonness
Definitions
- Rareness; infrequency; uncommonness
Ancestry of “seldomness”, step by step
seldomness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English seldom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | seldom | Infrequently, rarely; Rare; infrequent |
| 2 | Middle English | seldom | Alternative form of selden; uncommon |
| 3 | Old English | seldan | seldom, rarely |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | seldana | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | seldanē | seldom; rarely |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | seldanaz | rare, strange |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |