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