English
Sehnsucht
Sehnsucht comes from German Sehnsucht ‘yearning, longing’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentSehnsucht‘yearning, longing’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentSehnsucht‘yearning, longing’
- Englishtodaysame form
A compound of sehnen ‘to long’ + Sucht ‘anxiety’
Proto-Germanic *seuk-
Proto-Germanic *seukaną ‘to be sick’
Proto-Germanic *suhtiz ‘sickness’
Proto-West Germanic *suhti
Old High German suht
Middle High German suht
German Sucht ‘anxiety’
Every English word from German Sehnsucht
Today it means
noun Tender, wistful, or melancholic desire; yearning, longing.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Sehnsucht / Sehnsucht