LL-L "Etymology" 2002.10.21 (02) [D/E]

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From: Theo Homan <theohoman at yahoo.com>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2002.10.20 (01) [|D/E]

Iedereen,

Heel hartelijk dank. Ik heb eventjes heel weinig tijd,
maar zeg even dank omdat ik voor deze 'moeilijke'
woorden haast geen serieuze reacties verwacht had.
Ter stimulering wil ik wel even kwijt dat bij 'koorts'
ik zelf graag denk aan verband met het oude woord dat
bijv. voorkomt in duits 'Kar-freitag', oe.'caron' en
[west]scand. ong.'liggja i kjoer' (op je doodsbed
liggen). Teruggaand op het Indo-Eur. kun je dan bij de
betekenis komen van 'het ijlen' / 'delirium' [hadden
ze vroeger ook hoor].

hart dank, vr. gr. Theo Homan

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Etymology

According to the _Herkunftsduden_, the _Kar..._ in _Karfreitag_ 'Good
Friday' comes from Middle (High) German _kar_ < Old (High) German _chara_
'lament', 'mourning'; cf. Gothic _kara_ 'care', 'worry'; cf. Old English >
Modern English _care_.  They link it with Greek _gêrys_ 'call', 'voice', Old
Irish _gâir_ 'screaming' and ultimately Indo-European *_g^a*r-_ 'to call
(out)', 'to scream', 'to lament'.

Old English really has _caru_ for it, Old Saxon _kara_, Germanic *_karô_.

Is there a link with Romance _car-_ 'dear' (e.g., Spanish _caro_ ~ _cara_,
French _cher(e)_; also _charity_ < French _charité_ < Latin _caritas_) and
North Germanic _kær_ ~ _kjær_ ~ _kär_ 'dear' and its derivatives (e.g.,
_kærlighed_ etc. 'love')?

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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