Where does “sjeldan” come from?
sjeldan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sjaldan, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.
sjeldan (Norwegian Nynorsk): rarely; unique, unusual; rare
Definitions
- rarely; unique, unusual; rare
Ancestry of “sjeldan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sjaldan | seldom |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | seldanē | seldom; rarely |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seldanaz | rare, strange |