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

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