Wanderlust (Middle High German: wandern, to wander, and Lust, desire) is a German loanword. It is commonly defined as a strong desire to travel, or by having an itch to get out and see the world.[LINK: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wanderlust] [1] Some consider it to be a simple linguistic compound of wander and lust. Usage The word was first recorded into English dictionaries by 1902.[LINK: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=wanderlust&searchmode=none] [2] In German, the term Wanderlust sounds old-fashioned today. To retranslate the English Wanderlust in the sense of "love of travel", the expression Fernweh (composing of 'Fern'= 'far' and 'weh'= 'ache', compare to 'Heimweh'=homesickness 'Heim'=home) is more appropriate. German loanwords WanderlustDor de duc?

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