Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/seldanā

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *seldanē. Equivalent to *seld (“rare”) +‎ *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).

Adverb

*seldanā

1. seldom, rarely

Descendants

• 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)