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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "gelegentlich" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "gelegentlich" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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The adjective ‘gelegen’ is quoted in dictionaries as being about location/convenience, but this seems a bit at odds with gelegentlich. Can you confirm the definition please.
Thanks.
It’s best to think of “gelegen” with two ideas:
1) situated, placed
This is pretty much directly based on the verb “liegen” in terms of “be situated”
2) convenient, good timing
The idea is that something is “in a good spot” but in a metaphorical sense. So some circumstance is “convenient” for you.
“gelegentlich” is a bit different in that it’s “occasionally”, but think of hiking a trail and occasionally, there is a hut “situated”.
Does that help?
Yes, thanks very much