Etymograph

English

Ruinenlust

Ruinenlust comes from German Ruinenlust.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentRuinenlust
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentRuinenlust
  2. Englishtodaysame form

Today it means

noun Obsession with ruins.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Ruinenlust / Ruinenlust