Body parts “fall asleep” in English. What about in other languages?

Re:Body parts “fall asleep” in English. What about in other ... by pluma on Saturday February 17, 2018 @11:30PM (#16404463)

The German phrases (Ameisenlaufen, pelzige Haut) seem odd. As a native German I've never heard of them and there's a grammatical error in the second one (it's cited as "pelziges Haut", the grammatical gender of the adjective and noun don't match up: Haut is feminine but pelziges indicates neuter). He doesn't seem to be a native speaker so I'd take that claim with a grain of salt.

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Re:Body parts “fall asleep” in English. What about in other ... by btschaegg on Sunday February 18, 2018 @05:37AM (#16405389)

When it comes to Switzerland, I only ever witnessed the phrase using "einschlafen" (fall asleep) as well. I never heard of the other two.

Also: I think I would still get the "ants" idiom (just based on the feeling itself), but the furry skin part really puzzles me.

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Re:Body parts “fall asleep” in English. What about in other ... by fullmoon on Sunday February 18, 2018 @12:06AM (#16404549)

Ameisenlaufen is used in Austria quite a bit. Never heard pelzige Haut.

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Re:Body parts “fall asleep” in English. What about in other ... by gsich on Sunday February 18, 2018 @12:12AM (#16404569)

"einschlafen" or the dialect forms are common too.

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