Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seldanē

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From unattested *seldaz (“rare”) +‎ *-anē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsel.dɑ.neː/

Adverb

*seldanē

1. seldom, rarely

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *seldanā
  • Old English: seldan, seldum
    • Middle English: selden, seilden, seldom
      • Scots: seld, seldin, seendil
      • English: seldom
  • Old Frisian: sielden
    • Saterland Frisian: säilden
    • West Frisian: komselden
  • Old Saxon: seldan
    • Middle Low German: selden
  • Old Dutch: *seldan
    • Middle Dutch: selden
      • Dutch: zelden
        • Afrikaans: selde
        • Negerhollands: selden
  • Old High German: seltan; *seldan (Central German)
    • Middle High German: selten; selden
      • Alemannic German: selte
      • German: selten
      • Central Franconian: säle, seale, selle, selde
      • Luxembourgish: sielen
      • Yiddish: זעלטן (zeltn)
• Old Norse: sjaldan
  • Icelandic: sjaldan
  • Faroese: sjáldan, sjaldan
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: sjelden
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: sjeldan
  • Old Swedish: siäldan, säldan, siällan
    • Swedish: sällan
  • Old Danish: siældæn
    • Danish: sjælden