sielen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈziə̯lən/
adverb
Definitions
- seldom; rarely; not often
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German selden inherited from Old High German *seldan inherited from Proto-Germanic *seldana.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*seldana
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- seldom English
- seldomly English
- seldomness English
- seldomtimes English
- unseldom English
- Seltenerde German
- Seltenheit German
- selten German
- zelden Dutch, Flemish
- *seldana Proto-Germanic
- seldan Old English
- seldom Middle English
- sjaldan Old Norse
- selden Middle Dutch
- *seldan Old High German
- seltan Old High German
- selde Afrikaans
- selden Middle High German
- selten Middle High German
- *seldan Old Dutch
- seldan Old Saxon
- selde Central Franconian