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.[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.[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 loanwordsWanderlustDor de duc?