LL-L "Etymology" 2009.01.22 (05) [E/German]

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From: M.-L. Lessing <marless at gmx.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.01.22 (04) [LS/German]

Dear Hanne,



point e. is interesting and quite new to me! Does it really mean "klug"? "Ut
den Fehler is he arg woorn" = "That mistake has made him wise"? So "arg" =
"wary" = "distrustful" = "wise"? Only people who trust nobody are considered
wise,  it seems. A pessimistic view! I once heard about the word "gescheit"
that it derives from "scheuen": "Er ist gescheit" = "Er ist gescheut", i.e.
he made a mistake that has given him a (salutary) shock. Is it so? Then both
words, "arg" and "gescheit", imply that negative experience adds to
cleverness. Only negative experience?! Wenn Schaden klug macht, bleiben wir
lieber dumm! :-)



So now we communicate in English, dear Hanne! Seems strange. I am very, very
proud of you! :-))



Knuddel!



Marlou


From: "Hannelore Hinz" <hannehinz at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2009.01.20 (05) [E] LOWLANDS-L - 20 January 2009 -
Volume 05

*e.*  in der Wendung *arg ut warden * klug aus werden, begreifen.

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