ALL meanings of loanshift
loan·shift
L l - noun loanshift change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio. 1
- noun loanshift a word created by loanshift. 1
- noun loanshift a meaning change in a word caused by the influence of another language 0
- noun loanshift a word borrowed from another language in which native morphemes have replaced some of the original ones in the borrowed word (Ex.: smearcase < Ger schmierkäse) 0