Fernweh - Jet Word

word of the day Tuesday | 6 Dec 2022

Fernweh

[fehrn-vee] (tongue roll for the r, similar to the French r)

Noun German - early 19th century

Definition: Farsickness; a longing or pain for distant places you’ve never been to.
Examples of word Fernweh in a sentence: “A journey only occurs when fernweh, or the desire for distant destinations, is stronger than the fear of change.”
Did you Know?: The word “fernweh” can be traced back to Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Puckler-Muskau, who wrote several books about his numerous travels. In 1835, he published a novel in which he used the word fernweh many times, stating that he never suffers from homesickness, or heimweh, but instead suffers from the opposite affliction or fernweh.

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