Bericht German · revision 35129

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=back-formation|attested=late 13th century, Passional|origins=goh rihten}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /bəˈʁɪçt/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Bericht''' ''m'' (genitive Berichtes or Berichts, plural Berichte)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|gmh|beriht|t=instruction, settlement, report]], a back-formation from the verb [[berichten]], [[m|gmh|berihten]], [[goh|birihten|t=to set right, improve]].^(Kluge 2011|111)^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Wiktionary) The verb is formed with the prefix [[be-]] from [[richten]], [[m|goh|rihten]], which belongs with [[recht]].^(Kluge 2011|111)^(Pfeifer 1993) The noun corresponds to [[gml|bericht|t=report, teaching]] and [[nl|bericht|t=message, notice]].^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The verb is first recorded in Notker, about 1000, meaning “to straighten, put in order, improve”.^(Köbler AHD)^(Pfeifer 1993) The Middle High German noun ''beriht'', found from the end of the 13th century in the Passional, meant instruction, the settlement of a dispute, reconciliation, confirmation, and the equipment of an estate.^(Köbler MHD)^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Kluge traces the sense development through the verb: first “to make right”, then “to put in order”, then, figuratively, “to instruct” (compare [[unterrichten]]), and finally the weaker “to tell, report”.^(Kluge 2011|111) The sense “to correct” lasted into the 18th century, when [[berichtigen]] took it over.^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ The Early New High German noun meant news or information, binding teaching or instruction, an agreement or court settlement, and the equipment of a farm.^(FWB) Luther has ''gewissen bericht'' “certain knowledge” in Daniel, and Opitz a ''Bericht von wahrer Weisheit'', a teaching.^(DWB|1, 1521)^(Adelung 1793) Adelung restricted it to a dutiful account given to a superior, noting that the senses “contract” and “understanding” were obsolete.^(Adelung 1793) The word [[Berichterstatter]] “reporter” appears in the early 19th century.^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1000 – Notker uses Old High German ''birihten'' “to set right”.^(Köbler AHD)

+ * Late 13th century – Middle High German ''beriht'' in the Passional.^(Köbler MHD)

+ * 16th century – Luther's Bible uses ''bericht'' for knowledge and information.^(DWB|1, 1521)

+ * 18th century – The verb ''berichten'' loses the sense “to correct” to ''berichtigen''.^(Pfeifer 1993)

+ * 1793 – Adelung defines ''Bericht'' as an account given to a superior.^(Adelung 1793)

+ * Early 19th century – ''Berichterstatter'' “reporter” is formed.^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A [[m|en|report]], [[m|en|account]]: a factual description of an event or situation, spoken or written: ''Sie schrieb einen Bericht über die Exkursion.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # A news report in the press or on radio or television.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary DE)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Berichterstatter]]

+ * [[Jahresbericht]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[berichten]]

+ * [[berichtigen]]

+ * [[richten]]

+ * [[recht]]

+ * [[unterrichten]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ ''Bericht erstatten'' is the formal phrase for “to report”, and ''Bericht geben'' is older.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(DWB|1, 1521)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}