The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

17 shifts found

[{"direction": "\u2014", "id": 2562, "source": "snake", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals; Animals. Amphibians and Reptiles", "target": "dragon", "target_tags": "Supernatural Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3132, "source": "witch, sorceress", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Supernatural Beings", "target": "butterfly", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3176, "source": "dog", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals; Animals. Domestic Animals", "target": "witch, sorceress", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Supernatural Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 3736, "source": "monster (supernatural)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Supernatural Beings", "target": "crocodile", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Amphibians and Reptiles"}, {"direction": "\u2194", "id": 3963, "source": "owl", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals; Animals. Birds", "target": "witch, sorceress", "target_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Supernatural Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4040, "source": "devil, satan", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Supernatural Beings", "target": "snail", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 4823, "source": "woodland spirit", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Supernatural Beings", "target": "tiger", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Mammals"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5633, "source": "witch, sorceress", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Supernatural Beings", "target": "ladybird", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 5867, "source": "devil, satan", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Supernatural Beings", "target": "dragonfly", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6399, "source": "monitor lizard", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Animals; Animals. Amphibians and Reptiles", "target": "evil spirit", "target_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6470, "source": "spirit (supernatural being)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Supernatural Beings", "target": "mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Arthropods"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 6904, "source": "monster (supernatural)", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Supernatural Beings", "target": "whale", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Mammals"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 8647, "source": "evil spirit", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings", "target": "firefly", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8742, "source": "evil spirit", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings", "target": "belemnite", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 8747, "source": "witch, sorceress", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Human Beings; Human Beings. Social Status; Supernatural Beings", "target": "belemnite", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Invertebrates"}, {"direction": "\u2014", "id": 8808, "source": "evil spirit", "source2": null, "source_tags": "Religion; Supernatural Beings", "target": "bear (Ursus)", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Mammals"}, {"direction": "\u2192", "id": 9714, "source": "dragon", "source2": "", "source_tags": "Supernatural Beings", "target": "seahorse (Hippocampus)", "target_tags": "Animals; Animals. Fish"}]

ID	Meaning 1	Taxons 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Taxons 2
2562	snake	Animals; Amphibians and Reptiles	—	dragon	Supernatural Beings
3132	witch, sorceress	Human Beings; Social Status; Supernatural Beings	→	butterfly	Animals; Arthropods
3176	dog	Animals; Domestic Animals	→	witch, sorceress	Human Beings; Social Status; Supernatural Beings
3736	monster (supernatural)	Supernatural Beings	→	crocodile	Animals; Amphibians and Reptiles
3963	owl	Animals; Birds	↔	witch, sorceress	Human Beings; Social Status; Supernatural Beings
4040	devil, satan	Supernatural Beings	→	snail	Animals; Invertebrates
4823	woodland spirit	Supernatural Beings	→	tiger	Animals; Mammals
5633	witch, sorceress	Human Beings; Social Status; Supernatural Beings	→	ladybird	Animals; Invertebrates
5867	devil, satan	Supernatural Beings	→	dragonfly	Animals; Arthropods
6399	monitor lizard	Animals; Amphibians and Reptiles	→	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings
6470	spirit (supernatural being)	Supernatural Beings	→	mole cricket (Gryllotalpa)	Animals; Arthropods
6904	monster (supernatural)	Supernatural Beings	→	whale	Animals; Mammals
8647	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings	—	firefly	Animals; Invertebrates
8742	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings	→	belemnite	Animals; Invertebrates
8747	witch, sorceress	Human Beings; Social Status; Supernatural Beings	→	belemnite	Animals; Invertebrates
8808	evil spirit	Religion; Supernatural Beings	—	bear (Ursus)	Animals; Mammals
9714	dragon	Supernatural Beings	→	seahorse (Hippocampus)	Animals; Fish