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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 (2 children)

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

[–] [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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

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