veranstalten German · revision 36284

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * [fɛʁˈʔanʃtaltn̩]^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Forms==

+ '''veranstalten''' (third-person singular present veranstaltet, past tense veranstaltete, past participle veranstaltet, auxiliary haben)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed [[af|de|ver-|Anstalt|-en]].^(Wiktionary)^(Kluge 2011|48)^(Adelung 1793) The base noun [[Anstalt]], [[gmh|anstalt]] (15th century), was formed on the pattern of the older abstract nouns with a t-suffix, from [[stellen]]; like [[anstellen]] “to arrange, set up”, it meant “arrangement, preparation”, as in the phrase [[m|de|Anstalten treffen|t=to make preparations]], and later “institution”.^(Kluge 2011|48)^(Pfeifer 1993) The verb arose in the early 18th century; before that, the prefixed verb from which the noun comes was used.^(Wiktionary DE)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The Grimms' dictionary notes that the verb is missing in the older language and first found in Frisch's dictionary, as ''veranstallten'';^(DWB|25, 78) Paul dates this to 1741, in the sense “to put into effect”.^(Paul 2002) The Grimms quote it from the novel ''Felsenburg'': ''fieng dero wegen an, alles aufs eiligste darzu zu veranstalten'' (therefore began to prepare everything for it with the greatest haste).^(DWB|25, 78)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The verb usually implied laborious preparation.^(DWB|25, 78) Adelung's examples are a feast, an inquiry and a ceremony, with the noun [[Veranstaltung]].^(Adelung 1793)^(Paul 2002) Wieland compares someone to Nero watching the fire of Rome that he had himself ''veranstaltet'', and Goethe uses it of balls and of a concert.^(DWB|25, 78) Campe's dictionary of 1807 was ''veranstaltet und herausgegeben'', planned and published, by him.^(Paul 2002) Today it is used above all of public and social events, and colloquially of making a noise or fuss.^(Paul 2002)^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 15th century – The base noun ''Anstalt''.^(Kluge 2011|48)

+ * 1741 – First recorded, in Frisch's dictionary.^(Paul 2002)^(DWB|25, 78)

+ * 1793 – Adelung gives the verb and ''Veranstaltung''.^(Adelung 1793)

+ * 1807 – Campe's dictionary is ''veranstaltet und herausgegeben'' by him.^(Paul 2002)

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+ ==Meanings==

+ ===Verb===

+ # To [[m|en|organize]], hold or [[m|en|stage]] an event: ''Der Verein veranstaltet jedes Jahr ein Sommerfest.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)^(Wiktionary)

+ # ''(colloquial)'' To make, put on (a noise, a fuss): ''Die Kinder veranstalteten ein großes Geschrei.''^(Duden GWDS 1999)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[Veranstaltung]]

+ * [[Veranstalter]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[Anstalt]]

+ * [[anstellen]]

+ * [[stellen]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}