to be glad, happy
—
to trust
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Zulu | |
| lexeme | kholwa | |
| meaning 1 | to be glad, happy | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | to trust | |
| reference | Луцков А.Д. Зулу-Русский словарь 2014 | |
| comment | ||
Engl. believe: Middle English bileven, from Old English belyfan "to have faith or confidence" (in a person) <...>, from Proto-Germanic *ga-laubjan "to believe," perhaps literally "hold dear (or valuable, or satisfactory), to love" (source also of Old Saxon gilobian "believe," Dutch geloven, Old High German gilouben, German glauben), ultimately a compound based on PIE root *leubh- "to care, desire, love". (https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=believe&ref=searchbar_searchhint)
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