long (period of time)
→
spring (season)
5 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Internal cognates | |
| Language | Dutch | |
| Lexeme 1 | lang | |
| Lexeme 2 | lente | |
| Meaning 1 | long (period of time) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spring (season) | |
| Reference | Kroonen 2013 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Internal cognates | |
| Language | German | |
| Lexeme 1 | lang | |
| Lexeme 2 | Lenz | |
| Meaning 1 | long (period of time) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | (archaic, poetic or humorous) spring (season) | |
| Reference | Kroonen 2013 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Internal cognates | |
| Language | Old English | |
| Lexeme 1 | lang, long | |
| Lexeme 2 | lencten | |
| Meaning 1 | long (period of time) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spring (season) | |
| Reference | Bosworth, Toller Kroonen 2013 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Internal cognates | |
| Language | Old High German | |
| Lexeme 1 | lang | |
| Lexeme 2 | lenzo, lengizin, lenzin, lenz | |
| Meaning 1 | long (period of time) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spring (season) | |
| Reference | Kroonen 2013 | |
| Comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 5 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Internal cognates | |
| Language | Old Saxon | |
| Lexeme 1 | lang, long | |
| Lexeme 2 | lentin | |
| Meaning 1 | long (period of time) | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | spring (season) | |
| Reference | Kroonen 2013 | |
| Comment | ||
Proto-West Germanic *langatīn 'spring' from *lang 'long' + *tīn 'day', because the days become longer again in spring.