Where does “selden” come from?

selden (Middle English) comes from Old English selden, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.

selden (Middle English): not often, uncommonly, almost never; uncommon,...

Definitions

  1. not often, uncommonly, almost never; uncommon,...

Ancestry of “selden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseldenrare, infrequent; few
2Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange

Words derived from “selden”

Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →Every word from Old English selden →