Where does “sjáldan” come from?
sjáldan (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sjaldan, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.
sjáldan (Faroese): seldom, rarely; abnormally, unusually,...
Definitions
- seldom, rarely; abnormally, unusually,...
Ancestry of “sjáldan”, 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 |