Verhandlung German · revision 35599

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * [fɛɐ̯ˈhandlʊŋ]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''Verhandlung''' ''f'' (genitive Verhandlung, plural Verhandlungen)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[af|de|verhandeln|-ung]].^(Wiktionary)^(Wiktionary DE)^(Paul 2002) Late Middle High German and early modern [[m|gmh|verhandelunge]] meant “wrong action, offence”, from the old sense of [[m|gmh|verhandeln]] “to act wrongly, treat badly”.^(Pfeifer 1993)^(Wiktionary DE)^(DWB|25, 521) The verb is formed with [[ver-]] from [[handeln]] (Middle High German [[m|gmh|handeln]], Old High German [[m|goh|hantalōn]]), a derivative of [[Hand]] that first meant “to grasp, touch”, then “to treat” and “to do”.^(Kluge 2011|391)^(Pfeifer 1993) The same verb is [[osx|handlon]], [[ang|handlian]] (whence [[en|handle]]) and [[non|handla]].^(Kluge 2011|391)^(Pfeifer 1993)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Pfeifer dates the sense “discussion, negotiation” to the 15th century.^(Pfeifer 1993) A record of 1426 is headed ''disz ist die verhandlunge uff dem tage zu Nuremberg'' “these are the proceedings at the diet of Nuremberg”, while the Nuremberg police ordinances use the word for an offence.^(DWB|25, 521)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The sense “offence” lasted into the 16th century, in the ''Carolina'' criminal code, the imperial recess of 1530 and Hans Sachs.^(DWB|25, 521) The noun then followed the verb's sense “to discuss” almost entirely: Kant spoke of the discussions of his transcendental analytic, and Wieland used it of a court hearing.^(DWB|25, 521) Adelung records ''Landtagsverhandlungen'' “proceedings of the diet”, and Campe ''Verhandlungen vor Gericht'' “proceedings in court”.^(Paul 2002) Following the verb's sense “to sell”, Jean Paul could call marriages arranged for money ''Verhandlungen''.^(DWB|25, 521)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1426 – A record names the proceedings of the diet of Nuremberg ''verhandlunge''.^(DWB|25, 521)

+ * 1441 – A letter speaks of a dispute and ''verhandelunge'' between the knights and the imperial cities of Swabia.^(DWB|25, 521)

+ * 1530 – The imperial recess still uses ''verhandlung'' for an offence.^(DWB|25, 521)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(often plural)'' [[m|en|negotiation|alt=Negotiation]], talks aimed at an agreement: ''Die Verhandlungen über den neuen Vertrag ziehen sich hin.'';^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary) ''mit jemandem in Verhandlung stehen'' “to be negotiating with someone”.^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(law)'' A court [[m|en|hearing]], [[m|en|trial]]: ''Die Verhandlung wurde auf Mai vertagt.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Verhandlungsbasis]]

+ * [[Verhandlungstisch]]

+ * [[verhandlungsbereit]]

+ * [[verhandlungsfähig]]

+ * [[Verhandlungspartner]]

+ * [[Gerichtsverhandlung]]

+ * [[Tarifverhandlung]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Handlung]]

+ * [[Handel]]

+ * [[Hand]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}