From: The Egyptian Chronicles
Message: 51544
Date: 2008-01-20
"WHORE (n.) O.E. hore "prostitute, harlot," from P.Gmc. *khoraz (fem. *khoron-) "one who desires" (cf. O.N. hora "adulteress," Dan. hore, Swed. hora, Du. hoer, O.H.G. huora "whore;" in Goth. only in the masc. hors "adulterer, fornicator," also as a verb, horinon "commit adultery"), from PIE *qar-, a base that has produced words in other languages for "lover" (cf. L. carus "dear;" O.Ir. cara "friend;" O.Pers. kama "desire;" Skt. Kama, name of the Hindu god of love, kamah "love, desire,"). Whore itself is perhaps a Gmc. euphemism for a word that has not survived. "
What has not been convincingly explained is that whoredom, the business of prostitution, is actually the opposite of love and desire. In fact, whoredom is none other than sexual intercourse (usually in exchange for money). A simple "sex for hire" transaction that bears no relation whatsoever to any endearment feeling (L. carus.) This convoluted explanation reminds me of the French expression: chercher midi à quatorze heures * (translation at the end of this post).To prove the disparity between reality and this fictitious reconstruction, a single straightforward comparison outside IE is enough to torpedo this notion once and for all.For example, compare this notion of whoredom (O.E. hore "prostitute, harlot," (cf. O.N. hora "adulteress," Dan. hore, Swed. hora, Du. hoer, O.H.G. huora "whore. and the C.Ar. `hr /` hwr root of (` ayn + ha' +ra')Which means the following:(n) A whore, a fornicatrice, (v) committing adultery and fornication. Not the slightest allusion to any inkling of love and /or desire. As the definition indicates;, it is whoredom and fornication, pure and simple.(For the Dictionary definition of "Whore" in Arabic: See attached JPEG .)Unfortunately, because the word is found outside IE, it has never been recognized.Ishinan---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*a quirky way of telling someone is making an issue more difficult than it needs to be - turning something simple into something complicated.