Where does “seldan” come from?

seldan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.

Ancestry of “seldan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “seldan

Every word from Proto-Germanic seldanazEvery word from Proto-Germanic seldanē
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