Where does “Seltenerde” come from?
Seltenerde (German) comes from German selten, from Middle High German selten, from Old High German seltan, from Proto-Germanic seldana, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.
Seltenerde (German): rare earth
Ancestry of “Seltenerde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | selten | rare, infrequent, uncommon, scarce; unusual,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | selten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | seltan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | seldana | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | seldanē | seldom; rarely |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | seldanaz | rare, strange |
Words derived from “Seltenerde”