Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Wehmut” come from?

Wehmut (German) comes from Middle Low German wēmōt, from Middle Low German wēmōdich.

Wehmut (German): melancholia, nostalgia, wistfulness

Definitions

  1. melancholia, nostalgia, wistfulness

Ancestry of “Wehmut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwēmōt—
2Middle Low Germanwēmōdich—
Every word from Middle Low German wēmōdich →