[Lexicog] Equivalents for German "Heimat"

[Fritz Goerling]

I am looking for equivalents in other languages for German
"Heimat" in its sentimental sense.  "Heimat" in German can
mean one's home country, one's "fatherland, homeland"
(speakers of other languages refer to their "motherland").
In its sentimental sense one can paraphrase the concept as
a safe haven, a familiar, comfortable, tranquil place,
a place where one feels loved."
English "home" comes the closest to German "Heimat" in
expressions like "home is where the heart hurts." Or
"Wo ist deine Heimat?" can be translated into English
by "Where is home for you?" (although German "Heim" and
English "home" are also equivalents in a more concrete
sense).

Fritz Goerling



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