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

  1. seldom, rarely; abnormally, unusually,...

Ancestry of “sjáldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjaldanseldom
2Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
3Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange

Words derived from “sjáldan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanē →Every word from Old Norse sjaldan →