tower
→
prison
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | dungeon | |
| Meaning 1 | dungeon | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | jail | |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cf the verb to dungeon 'to put in jail' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Borrowing | |
| Language 1 | Middle High German | |
| Language 2 | Russian | |
| Lexeme 1 | turm | |
| Lexeme 2 | тюрьма (tjur'ma) | |
| Meaning 1 | tower | |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | prison | |
| Reference | Buck | |
| Comment | via the Polish turma 'dungeon' | |