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