seltsam
German (Berlin)
/ˈzɛltˌzaːm/
adj
Definitions
- strange, weird, odd, funny, curious
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German seltsām, seltsæn inherited from Old High German seltsāni.
Origin
Old High German
seltsāni
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- seld#Etymology_2 English
- seldom English
- seldomly English
- seldomness English
- seldomtimes English
- seldseen English
- seldsome English
- unseldom English
- Seltsamkeit German
- seltsamerweise German
- zeldzaam Dutch, Flemish
- zeldzaamheid Dutch, Flemish
- seldom Middle English
- seldscene Middle English
- selsiene Middle Dutch
- seltsāni Old High German
- seltsæn Middle High German
- seltsām Middle High German
- säilden Saterland Frisian
- säildsoam Saterland Frisian