Where does “selden” come from?

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

Ancestry of “selden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanseldan—
2Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
3Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange
Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanē →Every word from Old High German seldan →