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Where does “seldcūþ” come from?

seldcūþ (Old English) comes from Old English seld-, from Old English seld, from Old English setl, from Proto-Germanic setlaz, from Proto-Indo-European sḗd-.

seldcūþ (Old English): unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar,...

Definitions

  1. unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar,...

Ancestry of “seldcūþ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishseld-rare, infrequent; unusual; special
2Old Englishseld—
3Old Englishsetlsitting, residence; seat, bench, throne; setting
4Proto-Germanicsetlazseat; chair; settle
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḗd-—

Words derived from “seldcūþ”

  • selcouth
  • selcouthly
  • selcouth
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