common, shared
→
bad (ethically)
3 realizations
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | common | |
| meaning 1 | common, shared by several people | We are working together for a common purpose |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad | Tobacco of the commoner sort |
| reference | ABBYY LINGUO | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme | gemein | |
| meaning 1 | common (in compounds) | diese Eigenschaft haben die beiden gemein They are both endowed with this quality |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | mean, vulgar | er ist ein gemeiner Mensch |
| reference | ||
| comment | cf. also gemeinsam 'common' | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Semantic evolution | |
| language 1 | Old English | |
| language 2 | English | |
| lexeme 1 | gemæne | |
| lexeme 2 | mean | |
| meaning 1 | common, shared by several people | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | bad | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=mean |
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