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[–] turboshadowcool@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Or homesickness. Fernweh, on the other hand, only exists (somewhat) in English in idioms, afaik: itchy feet

[–] superkret@feddit.org 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

That is not quite the same thing.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Why aren't they called "homelust" or "wandersickness?"

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Weh" means pain which is reflecting the feeling better.

[–] GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

It is also an older way to express a longing of the heart for something, in this case home / unknown places respectively.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The English “wanderlust” comes from the German Wanderlust more recently (1902). In German, Lust is related to the English “lust,” but it’s got less of a sensual connotation. “Homesickness” also comes from German (1798), but it was translated into English.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that’s a good call!

[–] BatrickPateman@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Any word in Welsh is a weird way to spell a word.