German 'duzen' and 'siezen' — etymology =3F?=
| From: | Steven Williams <feurieaux@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 11, 2006, 15:38 |
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--- "Julia \"Schnecki\" Simon" <helicula@...>
schrieb:
> Yes, the "tun" forms do sound stupid, but since when
> has *that* ever stopped anyone? ;-)
Well, it does work for Japanese — ai-suru, 'to [do]
love'.
> According to Kluge's etymological dictionary, the
> verbs _duzen_ and _siezen_ (as well as _erzen_ und
> _ihrzen_, which I'd never encountered
> before, probably because _Er_ and _Ihr_ are rarely
> used as forms of address nowadays)
Yeah, what is up with that? Third-person address for
the second person? When did _that_ start being used,
and what was the reasoning behind it?
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