• @idiomaddict
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        1 month ago

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

          • @samus12345
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            21 month ago

            Why aren’t they called “homelust” or “wandersickness?”

              • @[email protected]
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                11 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
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              21 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.

      • @BatrickPateman
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        31 month ago

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