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Name something the Germans invented without googling (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week 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.