Where does “selden” come from?

selden (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch seldan, from Proto-Germanic seldana, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.

Ancestry of “selden”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	seldan	—
2	Proto-Germanic	seldana	—
3	Proto-Germanic	seldanē	seldom; rarely
4	Proto-Germanic	seldanaz	rare, strange

Words derived from “selden”

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