The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

141 shifts found

ID	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2	Status
4837	elephant	→	good	New	Open	Show map
3298	chameleon	→	to falsify	New	Open	Show map
1985	silver	↔	money	Accepted	Open	Show map
2388	hand/arm	→	trunk, proboscis (of elephant)	Accepted	Open	Show map
5030	mother	→	motherland	Accepted	Open	Show map
0346	dream (during sleep)	—	daydream (n.)	Accepted	Open	Show map
3266	fire	→	electricity	Accepted	Open	Show map
1840	sky	—	weather	Accepted	Open	Show map
5221	steam, vapour	→	sweat	Accepted	Open	Show map
2691	mouse	—	rat	Accepted	Open	Show map
0991	to want	→	to intend	Accepted	Open	Show map
3288	cat	→	seal (animal)	New	Open	Show map
6400	ink	→	cuttlefish	Accepted	Open	Show map
3258	cowrie	→	money	Accepted	Open	Show map
2665	pig (Sus scrofa)	↔	badger (Meles)	Accepted	Open	Show map
2071	eye	↔	sun	Accepted	Open	Show map
3296	cloud	→	freckle	New	Open	Show map
3247	to go down	→	to get off a vehicle	Accepted	Open	Show map
0133	Mercury	→	Wednesday	Accepted	Open	Show map
0130	Jupiter	→	Thursday	Accepted	Open	Show map
0636	top, upper part	—	North	Accepted	Open	Show map
2256	navel	→	centre	Accepted	Open	Show map
1575	grandchild	—	nephew	Accepted	Open	Show map
3294	star	→	fried eggs	New	Open	Show map
0840	mountain	→	forest	Accepted	Open	Show map
3618	to throw	—	to sow	Accepted	Open	Show map
8380	Virgo	→	September	Accepted	Open	Show map
0128	Venus	→	Friday	Accepted	Open	Show map
2183	to follow, go after smb.	→	to act according to	Accepted	Open	Show map
3289	storm	→	epidemic	Single*	Open	Show map
4385	uncle	→	term of address to a man	Accepted	Open	Show map
2691	mouse	—	rat	Accepted	Open	Show map
5562	gold	→	platinum	Accepted	Open	Show map
7375	rake	—	harrow	Accepted	Open	Show map
2244	to follow, go after smb.	→	next	Accepted	Open	Show map
0991	to want	→	to intend	Accepted	Open	Show map
4198	copper	—	bronze	Accepted	Open	Show map
2256	navel	→	centre	Accepted	Open	Show map
3055	slow (adj.)	—	lazy	New	Open	Show map
8193	owner	→	subject (grammar)	New	Open	Show map
0933	man (male)	—	husband	Accepted	Open	Show map
2691	mouse	—	rat	Accepted	Open	Show map
6288	tail	→	comet	Accepted	Open	Show map
4347	metal	→	gold	Accepted	Open	Show map
0633	copper	—	brass	Accepted	Open	Show map
0910	rice	↔	food	Accepted	Open	Show map
7717	mouse	→	child (young person)	New	Open	Show map
1840	sky	—	weather	Accepted	Open	Show map
0346	dream (during sleep)	—	daydream (n.)	Accepted	Open	Show map
1118	nail (body part)	—	claw	Accepted	Open	Show map
1403	to follow, go after smb.	→	to watch, look after	Accepted	Open	Show map
7934	palmyra palm	→	sugar	New	Open	Show map
8304	Leo (constellation)	→	August	Accepted	Open	Show map
3292	<numeral>	→	<military rank>	Accepted	Open	Show map
0460	eye	→	spectacles	Accepted	Open	Show map
5051	grandfather	→	old man	Accepted	Open	Show map
3291	pomegranate	—	ruby (stone)	New	Open	Show map
1203	nail (body part)	—	hoof	Accepted	Open	Show map
7377	comb	—	rake	Accepted	Open	Show map
4411	lotus	—	jewel, precious stone	Accepted	Open	Show map
0856	moon	→	month	Accepted	Open	Show map
7441	Aquarius (constellation)	→	February	New	Open	Show map
0933	man (male)	—	husband	Accepted	Open	Show map
1496	bowels, intestine	↔	sausage	Accepted	Open	Show map
4537	middle	→	middle finger	Accepted	Open	Show map
4724	grandfather	→	woodland spirit	New	Open	Show map
2828	lotus	→	beautiful	Accepted	Open	Show map
5038	lord	—	husband	Accepted	Open	Show map
0132	moon	→	Monday	Accepted	Open	Show map
3336	hand/arm	→	strength	Accepted	Open	Show map
4185	branch, twig	—	branch (of a river)	Accepted	Open	Show map
4429	moon	—	sky	New	Open	Show map
2080	meat	→	fruit pulp	Accepted	Open	Show map
3290	yolk	→	centre	Single*	Open	Show map
4427	moon	—	coin	New	Open	Show map
2691	mouse	—	rat	Accepted	Open	Show map
7467	air	—	sky	New	Open	Show map
2356	sky	—	god	Accepted	Open	Show map
4086	aunt	—	term of address to a woman	Accepted	Open	Show map
5051	grandfather	→	old man	Accepted	Open	Show map
2086	owner	→	husband	Accepted	Open	Show map
1985	silver	↔	money	Accepted	Open	Show map
5606	horse	→	mantis	Accepted	Open	Show map
5702	bronze	—	brass	Accepted	Open	Show map
0034	to hear / to listen	→	to obey	Accepted	Open	Show map
3675	word	→	speech	Accepted	Open	Show map
4410	lotus	→	shower head	Accepted	Open	Show map
7375	rake	—	harrow	Accepted	Open	Show map
4428	moon	→	white	Single	Open	Show map
0131	Mars	→	Tuesday	Accepted	Open	Show map
1370	forearm	→	unit of length	Accepted	Open	Show map
3989	steam, vapour	—	smell (n.)	Accepted	Open	Show map
0413	red	→	beautiful	Accepted	Open	Show map
2256	navel	→	centre	Accepted	Open	Show map
4431	umbrella	→	parachute	Accepted	Open	Show map
0563	man (male)	↔	human, person	Accepted	Open	Show map
2649	copper	—	metal	Single	Open	Show map
0048	air	—	weather	Accepted	Open	Show map
4405	wild, untamed	→	shy	Accepted	Open	Show map
2356	sky	—	god	Accepted	Open	Show map
4260	tuber	—	potato	Accepted	Open	Show map
7466	season (of the year)	—	weather	Accepted	Open	Show map
1749	to follow, go after smb.	→	to resemble, be alike	Accepted	Open	Show map
0048	air	—	weather	Accepted	Open	Show map
0147	egg	→	testicle	Accepted	Open	Show map
1139	copper	—	gold	Single	Open	Show map
3262	star	→	celebrity	Accepted	Open	Show map
1840	sky	—	weather	Accepted	Open	Show map
4431	umbrella	→	parachute	Accepted	Open	Show map
8088	entada (plant)	→	knee-cap	New	Open	Show map
3590	father	→	boss	Accepted	Open	Show map
5051	grandfather	→	old man	Accepted	Open	Show map
3287	yoke	→	yoke (figuratively)	Accepted	Open	Show map
5216	gas	—	steam, vapour	Accepted	Open	Show map
3259	red	→	newborn baby	Accepted	Open	Show map
3981	mirror	→	spectacles	Accepted	Open	Show map
7467	air	—	sky	New	Open	Show map
3295	mouse	→	child (son or daughter)	New	Open	Show map
4386	uncle (father's brother)	→	term of address to a man	Accepted	Open	Show map
1637	sheath	—	pod	New	Open	Show map
3691	child (young person)	→	little finger	Accepted	Open	Show map
3297	flower	—	girl	New	Open	Show map
3618	to throw	—	to sow	Accepted	Open	Show map
0547	heel (of a foot)	→	heel (of a shoe)	Accepted	Open	Show map
5051	grandfather	→	old man	Accepted	Open	Show map
7031	trunk, proboscis (of elephant)	→	turkey	New	Open	Show map
5562	gold	→	platinum	Accepted	Open	Show map
1458	to strike, hit	→	to forge	Accepted	Open	Show map
5782	shoulder-blade, scapula	↔	shoulder	Accepted	Open	Show map
2183	to follow, go after smb.	→	to act according to	Accepted	Open	Show map
4198	copper	—	bronze	Accepted	Open	Show map
1007	sun	↔	day	Accepted	Open	Show map
7935	sugar	→	brown	New	Open	Show map
1118	nail (body part)	—	claw	Accepted	Open	Show map
4077	smell (n.)	—	news	Single*	Open	Show map
5227	grandfather	→	ancestor	Accepted	Open	Show map
4030	father	—	elder	Accepted	Open	Show map
1840	sky	—	weather	Accepted	Open	Show map
5339	iron	→	metal	Accepted	Open	Show map
3293	drunk	—	to grow numb	New	Open	Show map
0460	eye	→	spectacles	Accepted	Open	Show map