anbieten German · revision 35371

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=derivation|attested=c. 1120/30, Middle High German Genesis|origins=ine-pro *bʰewdʰ-}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * /ˈʔanbiːtn̩/, /ˈʔanbiːtən/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''anbieten''' (class 2 strong, third-person singular present bietet an, past tense bot an, past participle angeboten, past subjunctive böte an, auxiliary haben)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|gmh|anebieten]], formed [[af|de|an-|bieten]].^(Duden 7 2020|148)^(Wiktionary)^(DWB2|2, 766) The same formation is [[osx|anbiodan]], [[gml|anbēden]], [[ang|onbēodan]] and [[got|𐌰𐌽𐌰𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽|tr=anabiudan|t=to command]].^(DWB2|2, 766)

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+ The verb [[bieten]] is [[gmh|bieten]], [[goh|biotan]], [[gem-pro|*beudaną]], also in [[non|bjóða]] and [[ang|bēodan]].^(Kluge 2011|121)^(Pfeifer 1993) It continues [[ine-pro|*bʰewdʰ-|t=to be aware, awake]], with widely different meanings in the other languages: [[sa|बोधति|tr=bódhati|t=wakes, notices, understands]], [[grc|πεύθομαι|tr=peúthomai|t=I learn, inquire]] and [[lt|bùsti|t=to wake up]].^(Kluge 2011|121)^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Duden 7 2020|148) Kluge suggests that “to make aware” shifted to the Germanic sense “to offer” through prefixed and particle verbs, but the steps cannot be traced exactly.^(Kluge 2011|121)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The earliest quotation in the revised Grimm dictionary is from the Middle High German Genesis of about 1120/30, where the children of God and of the devil ''ir minne buten si ein andir an'' “offered each other their love”.^(DWB2|2, 766) Hartmann's ''Iwein'' (about 1200) has the host offering his daughter and his land.^(DWB2|2, 766)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ In older usage it often meant to offer help, food or drink without asking for anything in return, and was used of God's grace held out to man; it could also be said of blows, “to threaten”.^(DWB2|2, 766) ''Jemandem seine Hand anbieten'' meant to propose marriage.^(DWB2|2, 766) Early New High German also had legal and mining senses, “to summon”, “to command” and “to hand someone over”.^(FWB) The commercial sense “to offer for sale” was early too.^(Paul 2002)^(FWB) The noun [[Angebot]] is recorded in 1738 and later appears in the phrase ''Angebot und Nachfrage'' “supply and demand”.^(Paul 2002) The impersonal reflexive ''etwas bietet sich an'' “suggests itself” is more recent.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1120/30 – The Middle High German Genesis uses ''an … bieten'' “to offer”.^(DWB2|2, 766)

+ * c. 1200 – Hartmann's ''Iwein'' has a host offering his daughter and land.^(DWB2|2, 766)

+ * 1738 – The noun ''Angebot'' is recorded.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|offer]], to make something available to someone: ''Sie bot ihm ihre Hilfe an.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To offer food or drink to a guest: ''Darf ich Ihnen einen Tee anbieten?''^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # To propose, suggest: ''jemandem das Du anbieten'', to suggest using the familiar ''du''.^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # To offer goods for sale or rent: ''Der Händler bietet frisches Gemüse an.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(reflexive)'' To offer oneself for a purpose: ''Er bot sich als Fahrer an.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)

+ # ''(reflexive)'' To suggest itself; to be [[m|en|suitable]]: ''Der Park bietet sich für ein Picknick an.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Anbieter]]

+ * [[Angebot]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[bieten]]

+ * [[Gebiet]]

+ * [[Bote]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}