Where does “selden” come from?

selden (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic seldana, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.

Ancestry of “selden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicseldana
2Proto-Germanicseldanēseldom; rarely
3Proto-Germanicseldanazrare, strange

Words derived from “selden

Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanazEvery word from Proto-Germanic seldanēEvery word from Proto-Germanic seldana