LL-L "Semantics" 2004.01.27 (12) [E]

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Semantics

Folks,

Here is another interesting bit of "semantic dispersal."  (At least *I* find
it interesting.)

Romance *_adventura_ "that which is about to happen" >
> Old French _a(d)venture_ >
> Middle German _âventiure_ > Modern German _Abenteuer_ 'adventure'
> Middle English _adventure_ > Modern English "adventure"
> Scots _adventur_ [advɛn'tør] 'adventure'
> Modern Dutch _avontuur_ [aːv̥on'tyːr] (?) 'adventure' >
> Afrikaans _avontuur_ ~ _awentuur_ [ɑːvə̃n'tyːr] (?) 'adventure'
> Modern Lowlands Saxon:
   _aventüyr_ ~ _eventüyr_ (['ʔɒːvn̩tyːə] ~ (['ʔɒːvm̩tyːə] ~
     ['ʔeːvn̩tyːə] ~ ['ʔeːvm̩tyːə]) 'adventure' >
   _ümtüyr_ ['ʔʏmtyːə] 'risky venture', 'hazardous business', 'caper'
   > Danish _eventyr_ (1) 'adventure', (2) '(fairy-)tale' (>?)
   > Dano-Norwegian (bokmål) _eventyr_ (1) 'adventure', (2) '(fairy-)tale'
   > Neo-Norwegian (nynorsk) _eventyr_ (1) 'adventure', (2) '(fairy-)tale'
   > Swedish _äventyr_ 'adventure'

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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