English
Zeldin
Zeldin comes from Middle High German sælde ‘blessed, fortunate, happiness’.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350sælde‘blessed, fortunate, happiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Zeldin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350sælde‘blessed, fortunate, happiness’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Zeldin
Earliest quotation: 2021, Tom Gogola, Republican Representative Lauren Boebert Goes Full Blunderbu: “She was joined at the New York City fete…”
Every English word from Middle High German sælde
Today it means
name A surname from Yiddish, of Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German sælde / Zeldin