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

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)