Heimweh
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German Heimweh.
Noun
Heimweh (uncountable)
German
Etymology
Heim + Weh. Originally a medical term in Switzerland. Cognate to Alemannic German Häiwee, Bavarian Haimweh (Obderennsisch), Low German Heimweih.
Pronunciation
Noun
Heimweh n (genitive Heimwehes or Heimwehs, no plural)
Declension
Antonyms
Descendants
- → Danish: hjemve
- → English: Heimweh
- → Dutch: heimwee (calque)
- → English: homesickness (calque)
- → German Low German: Heemweh (calque)
Further reading
- “Heimweh” in Duden online
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