Geflügelte Worte in der deutschen Sprache. Ihre Form, Bedeutung und Herkunft

Abstract

The subject of this article is selected winged words registered in Duden dictionary (vol. 12, 2017) "Zitate und Aussprüche. Herkunft, Bedeutung und aktueller Gebrauch. 7 500 Zitate von der klassischen Antike bis heute". In the article I will examine 65 examples, including 19 winged words of foreign origin. Some of the phrases have their German equivalents. Collected research material indicates that, in case of many winged words, both lexical and semantic changes have occurred over the years.

Keywords

• winged words
• foreign languages
• dictionaries