26-04-2015, 16:40
Ja, Alexander macht das, was Wikipedia als "Pseudetymologie" bezeichnet, Vergleiche anhand von Klang und/oder Schriftbild ziehen.
Sinn macht so etwas hoechstens im historischen Literaturrueckblick. Bis ins Mittelalter war das sehr in Mode.
Ein Beispiel aus dem babylonischen Talmud (KR 1:7):
Rava states, "Why is her name called 'woman" ['ishah]? Because she is fire ['eish]. [Why is he called] 'man' ['ish]? Because he is fire. The [letter] yod of 'man' ['ish], the [letter] hey of 'woman' ['ishah], behold the name [of God] lies between them. If they are aroused, behold the name [of God] leaves them, and they are left fire ['eish] and fire."
Sinn macht so etwas hoechstens im historischen Literaturrueckblick. Bis ins Mittelalter war das sehr in Mode.
Ein Beispiel aus dem babylonischen Talmud (KR 1:7):
Rava states, "Why is her name called 'woman" ['ishah]? Because she is fire ['eish]. [Why is he called] 'man' ['ish]? Because he is fire. The [letter] yod of 'man' ['ish], the [letter] hey of 'woman' ['ishah], behold the name [of God] lies between them. If they are aroused, behold the name [of God] leaves them, and they are left fire ['eish] and fire."