Where does “seltan” come from?
seltan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic seldana, from Proto-Germanic seldanē, from Proto-Germanic seldanaz — rare, strange.
Ancestry of “seltan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | seldana | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | seldanē | seldom; rarely |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | seldanaz | rare, strange |
Words derived from “seltan”