What's with Nazis calling themselves Aryans when Aryan is a word that came from India and Iran not Europe?
26-30, F
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The term Aryan originally meant something completely different. Its origin started in the Vedic period by Indo-Iranian people in India. The word was a self-designation and ethnic label that referred to the noble class from the Āryāvarta parts of India. The Nazis, however, linked the word 'Aryan' with the German word 'Ehre', which means 'honour' and therefore, used 'Aryan' to depict their image of 'the honourable people
Aami1 · 26-30, F
@Royricky09 Yes, and similar to the theme of being honorable: They were looking for their people to be herrenrasse. Which would mean to be a gentlemanly, honorable people. "Master" was meant like, the Master of the house who honorably took care of it. We don't really use "Master" in that way, anymore.