The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

57 shifts found

[{"direction": "\u2192", "id": 165, "source": "skirt", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Clothes and Footwear", "target": "whore", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 166, "source": "skirt", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Clothes and Footwear", "target": "woman", "target_tags": "Human Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1082, "source": "servant", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "jack (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Cognition"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1085, "source": "bride", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "doll", "target_tags": "Artifacts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1086, "source": "girl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age", "target": "doll", "target_tags": "Artifacts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1630, "source": "pole (long stick)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Tools", "target": "tall person", "target_tags": "Human Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1657, "source": "wooden object", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "corpse", "target_tags": "Human Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1959, "source": "soldier", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "jack (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Cognition"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 1960, "source": "soldier", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "pawn (in chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2198, "source": "box, container", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "joiner, cabinetmaker", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2199, "source": "lock (n.)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "metalworker", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 2369, "source": "wooden object", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "bastard", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3109, "source": "woman", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings", "target": "sheaf", "target_tags": "Agriculture; Artifacts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3222, "source": "old man", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age", "target": "king (a playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3229, "source": "runner", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "shuttle (weaving instrument)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Tools"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3230, "source": "runner", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "millstone", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Tools"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3500, "source": "seat, chair", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Furniture", "target": "chief, boss", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3698, "source": "bell", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "talkative person", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Qualities"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3817, "source": "horseman, rider", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings", "target": "knight (chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3820, "source": "jumper", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings", "target": "knight (chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4023, "source": "father", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Kinship", "target": "pillar, column", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Parts. Parts of Buildings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4199, "source": "rag, duster", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "whore", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4224, "source": "\u003cfemale\u003e", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings", "target": "implement for ramming", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Tools"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4449, "source": "monarch", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "king (a playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4450, "source": "peasant, farmer", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "pawn (in chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4451, "source": "boy", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age", "target": "pawn (in chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4581, "source": "grandmother", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Kinship", "target": "mandrel (technology)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Tools"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4830, "source": "pole (long stick)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Tools", "target": "chief, boss", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4898, "source": "queen, female monarch", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "queen (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4899, "source": "police officer", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "jack (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Cognition"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4901, "source": "orphan", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "jack (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Cognition"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4910, "source": "peasant, farmer", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "jack (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Cognition"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4913, "source": "girl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age", "target": "queen (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4970, "source": "pawn (in chess)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories", "target": "puppet (figur.)", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Social Actions and Relations"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5028, "source": "child (son or daughter)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Kinship", "target": "\u003csmall artifact\u003e", "target_tags": "Artifacts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5037, "source": "house", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Buildings", "target": "husband", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Kinship"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5061, "source": "daughter", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Kinship", "target": "doll", "target_tags": "Artifacts"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5117, "source": "priest (Christianity)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions; Religion", "target": "king (a playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6568, "source": "bow (weapon)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Weapons", "target": "boy", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7023, "source": "saddle", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "whore", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7534, "source": "\u003chat\u003e", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Clothes and Footwear", "target": "man (male)", "target_tags": "Human Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 7639, "source": "seat, chair", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Furniture", "target": "post of employment", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8027, "source": "house", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Buildings", "target": "live-in son-in-law", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Kinship"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8257, "source": "woman", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Human Beings", "target": "queen (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8351, "source": "child", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age", "target": "icon (christianity)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Religion; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9133, "source": "king\u0027s counselor", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "queen (chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9140, "source": "queen, female monarch", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "queen (chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9142, "source": "lady", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "queen (chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9143, "source": "\u003cmilitary rank\u003e", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "queen (chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9283, "source": "son", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Kinship", "target": "jack (playing card)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Cognition"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9381, "source": "monarch", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status", "target": "king (chess)", "target_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Game Accessories; Semiotics"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9788, "source": "mat, bedding", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "whore", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10175, "source": "puppet, marionette", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Artifacts", "target": "puppet (figur.)", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Social Actions and Relations"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10295, "source": "belt", "source2": "negation marker", "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Clothes and Footwear", "target": "young unmarried woman", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10296, "source": "belt", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Artifacts; Artifacts. Clothes and Footwear", "target": "man (male)", "target_tags": "Human Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 10299, "source": "police officer", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Professions", "target": "speed bump", "target_tags": "Artifacts"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 10306, "source": "child (vs. adult)", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Age", "target": "doll", "target_tags": "Artifacts"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
165	skirt	Artifacts; Clothes and Footwear	→	whore	Human Beings; Social Status
166	skirt	Artifacts; Clothes and Footwear	→	woman	Human Beings
1082	servant	Human Beings; Professions; Social Status	→	jack (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Cognition
1085	bride	Human Beings; Social Status	→	doll	Artifacts
1086	girl	Human Beings; Age	→	doll	Artifacts
1630	pole (long stick)	Artifacts; Tools	→	tall person	Human Beings
1657	wooden object	Artifacts	→	corpse	Human Beings
1959	soldier	Human Beings; Professions	→	jack (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Cognition
1960	soldier	Human Beings; Professions	→	pawn (in chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories
2198	box, container	Artifacts	→	joiner, cabinetmaker	Human Beings; Professions
2199	lock (n.)	Artifacts	→	metalworker	Human Beings; Professions
2369	wooden object	Artifacts	→	bastard	Human Beings; Social Status
3109	woman	Human Beings	→	sheaf	Agriculture; Artifacts
3222	old man	Human Beings; Age	→	king (a playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
3229	runner	Human Beings; Professions	→	shuttle (weaving instrument)	Artifacts; Tools
3230	runner	Human Beings; Professions	→	millstone	Artifacts; Tools
3500	seat, chair	Artifacts; Furniture	→	chief, boss	Human Beings; Social Status
3698	bell	Artifacts	→	talkative person	Human Beings; Human Qualities
3817	horseman, rider	Human Beings	→	knight (chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
3820	jumper	Human Beings	→	knight (chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
4023	father	Human Beings; Kinship	→	pillar, column	Artifacts; Parts of Buildings
4199	rag, duster	Artifacts	→	whore	Human Beings; Social Status
4224	<female>	Human Beings	→	implement for ramming	Artifacts; Tools
4449	monarch	Human Beings; Social Status	→	king (a playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
4450	peasant, farmer	Human Beings; Professions	→	pawn (in chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories
4451	boy	Human Beings; Age	→	pawn (in chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories
4581	grandmother	Human Beings; Kinship	→	mandrel (technology)	Artifacts; Tools
4830	pole (long stick)	Artifacts; Tools	→	chief, boss	Human Beings; Social Status
4898	queen, female monarch	Human Beings; Social Status	→	queen (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
4899	police officer	Human Beings; Professions	→	jack (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Cognition
4901	orphan	Human Beings; Social Status	→	jack (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Cognition
4910	peasant, farmer	Human Beings; Professions	→	jack (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Cognition
4913	girl	Human Beings; Age	→	queen (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
4970	pawn (in chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories	→	puppet (figur.)	Human Beings; Social Actions and Relations
5028	child (son or daughter)	Human Beings; Kinship	→	<small artifact>	Artifacts
5037	house	Artifacts; Buildings	→	husband	Human Beings; Kinship
5061	daughter	Human Beings; Kinship	→	doll	Artifacts
5117	priest (Christianity)	Human Beings; Professions; Religion	→	king (a playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
6568	bow (weapon)	Artifacts; Weapons	→	boy	Human Beings; Age
7023	saddle	Artifacts	→	whore	Human Beings; Social Status
7534	<hat>	Artifacts; Clothes and Footwear	→	man (male)	Human Beings
7639	seat, chair	Artifacts; Furniture	→	post of employment	Human Beings; Professions
8027	house	Artifacts; Buildings	→	live-in son-in-law	Human Beings; Kinship
8257	woman	Human Beings	→	queen (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
8351	child	Human Beings; Age	→	icon (christianity)	Artifacts; Religion; Semiotics
9133	king's counselor	Human Beings; Professions	→	queen (chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
9140	queen, female monarch	Human Beings; Social Status	→	queen (chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
9142	lady	Human Beings; Social Status	→	queen (chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
9143	<military rank>	Human Beings; Social Status	→	queen (chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
9283	son	Human Beings; Kinship	→	jack (playing card)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Cognition
9381	monarch	Human Beings; Social Status	→	king (chess)	Artifacts; Game Accessories; Semiotics
9788	mat, bedding	Artifacts	→	whore	Human Beings; Social Status
10175	puppet, marionette	Artifacts	→	puppet (figur.)	Human Beings; Social Actions and Relations
10295	belt + negation marker	Artifacts; Clothes and Footwear	→	young unmarried woman	Human Beings; Age
10296	belt	Artifacts; Clothes and Footwear	→	man (male)	Human Beings
10299	police officer	Human Beings; Professions	→	speed bump	Artifacts
10306	child (vs. adult)	Human Beings; Age	—	doll	Artifacts