Where does “Sehnsucht” come from?
Sehnsucht (German) comes from German Sücht, from Middle High German suht, from Old High German suht, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Sehnsucht (German): yearning, longing; pining
Definitions
- yearning, longing; pining
Ancestry of “Sehnsucht”, step by step
Sehnsucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sücht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sücht | addiction |
| 2 | Middle High German | suht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | suht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via German sehnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sehnen | to long |