Etymograph

English

seld

Seld comes from Middle English selde ‘seat, store’, and goes back to Old English setl.

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150setl1as seld‘seat, bench, throne’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500selde1‘seat, store’
  3. Englishtodayseld1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English seld

Lineage

  1. Old Englishc. 450–1150setlWiktionary, English seldas seld‘seat, bench, throne’
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500seldeWiktionary, English seld‘seat, store’
  3. EnglishtodayseldWiktionary, English seld

Linked words

through Old English setl ‘seat, bench, throne’

settle

Today it means

noun A seat, throne.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “seld”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Old English setl / seld

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