Heimweh

== English == === Etymology === From German Heimweh. === Noun === Heimweh (uncountable) (uncountable, rare) Homesickness. == German == === Etymology === Heim +‎ Weh. Originally a medical term in Switzerland. Cognate to Alemannic German Häiwee, Bavarian Haimweh (Upper Austrian), Low German Heimweih. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mˌveː/ Hyphenation: Heim‧weh === Noun === Heimweh n (strong, genitive Heimwehes or Heimwehs, no plural) homesickness Antonym: Fernweh ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Nostalgie ==== Descendants ==== → Danish: hjemve → Dutch: heimwee (calque) English: → Heimweh, → homesickness (calque) → German Low German: Heemweh (calque) → New Latin: nostalgia (calque) → French: nostalgie→ Dutch: nostalgie → Persian: نوستالژی (nostâlži) === Further reading === “Heimweh” in Duden online “Heimweh” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache