stattfinden German · revision 35487

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=compound|attested=9th century, Old High German stat findan}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * [ˈʃtatfɪndn̩]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''stattfinden''' (class 3 strong, third-person singular present findet statt, past tense fand statt, past participle stattgefunden, past subjunctive fände statt, auxiliary haben)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|de|Statt|finden]], from the phrase [[m|gmh|stat vinden]], [[goh|stat findan|t=to find a place]]; it has been written as one word only since the 19th century.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Paul 2002)^(EWA|8, 1004) Pfeifer sees in it the influence of [[m|goh|stata|t=suitable place, favourable time]], so that it literally meant “to find a good place, a good opportunity”.^(Pfeifer 1993)

+ The noun for “place” is the same as [[Stadt]], and both go back to [[gem-pro|*stadiz]], found also in [[got|𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃|tr=staþs|t=place]] and English [[m|en|stead]], from the root of [[stehen]].^(Kluge 2011|878)^(Duden 7 2020|814)^(Köbler AHD)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Old High German ''stat findan'' “to find a place” is recorded in the 9th century.^(EWA|8, 1004)^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Wiktionary DE) Luther still uses the phrase in its literal sense: ''ein gut wort find eine gute stadt'' “a good word finds a good place”.^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Until the 18th century ''Statt finden'' could also mean “to be present, to exist”, as in Lessing's ''finden daselbst auch Wein und Mädchen statt''.^(Paul 2002) In the 18th century it also meant “to be fitting, to be granted”: Schiller writes ''deine Bitte hat Statt gefunden'' “your request has been granted”.^(Paul 2002) The present meaning “to take place, happen” then prevailed.^(Paul 2002)^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ The parallel [[stattgeben]] “to grant”, Middle High German ''stat geben'', has likewise been written as one word since the 19th century.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 9th century – Old High German ''stat findan''.^(EWA|8, 1004)^(Pfeifer 1993)

+ * 18th century – Lessing uses it for “to exist”, Schiller for “to be granted”.^(Paul 2002)

+ * 19th century – Written as one word.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # (of a planned event) To [[m|en|take place]], be held: ''Das Konzert findet morgen im Stadtpark statt.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # To happen, [[m|en|occur]]: ''Ein Austausch der Daten hat nicht stattgefunden.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary DE)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Statt]]

+ * [[anstatt]]

+ * [[stattgeben]]

+ * [[Stätte]]

+ * [[Stadt]]

+ * [[finden]]

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+ ==Usage notes==

+ The attributive use of the past participle, ''die stattgefundene Versammlung'', is regarded by the Duden grammar as incorrect, because the verb takes ''haben''.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}