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

  1. rarely; unique, unusual; rare

Ancestry of “sjeldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesjaldanseldom
2Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
3Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange
Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanē →Every word from Old Norse sjaldan →