Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/seldasam

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 *seld (“rare”) +‎ *-sam.

Adjective

*seldasam

  1. rare, uncommon
  2. unusual, strange

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *seldsum
  • Old Saxon: *seldsam
    • Middle Low German: seltsam, seltsem, seltzam, seltzem
      • → Swedish: sällsam
      • → Old Danish: sjældsom
        • Danish: sælsom
  • Old Dutch: *seltsam
  • Old High German: *seltsam
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