Estonian language planners such as Ado Grenzstein (a journalist active in Estonia in the 1870s–90s) tried to use formation ex nihilo, Urschöpfung; i.e. they created new words out of nothing. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who was the journalist who was also a language planner? ANS1 Ado Grenzstein QSN2 In what years did Ado Grenzstein do journalism work in Estonia? ANS2 1870s–90s QSN3 What is another term for making up words from nothing? ANS3 formation ex nihilo QSN4 Who in the course of their language planning attempted to use the formation ex nihilo technique? ANS4 Ado Grenzstein