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• German, Greek, and Other Languages - Wanderlust: German. desire to travel

Wanderer in Ethiopia.

For other uses, see Wanderlust (disambiguation).

Wanderlust is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.^[1]

Etymology

The loanword from German language became an English term in 1902^[2] as a reflection of what was then seen as a characteristically German predilection for wandering that may be traced back to German Romanticism and the German system of apprenticeship (the journeyman).

A contemporary German equivalent for the English word wanderlust, in the sense of "crave for travel", is Fernweh (literally meaning "an ache for distant places"). Since the term is a noun, its initial letter is always capitalized in German language ("Wanderlust"), but is written in lower case in English language ("wanderlust").

The term originates from the German words wandern (to hike) and Lust (desire). The term wandern, frequently misused as a false friend, does in fact not mean "to wander", but "to hike." Placing the two words together, translated: "to enjoy hiking", although it is commonly described as an enjoyment of strolling, roaming about or wandering.

References

1. ^ Definition of wanderlust from Oxford Dictionaries Online
2. ^ Etymology of wanderlust from Online Etymology Dictionary

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vandrelyst

Nederlands (Dutch)
reis-/zwerfdrang

Français (French)
n. - envie de voir le monde, bougeotte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Reiselust, Fernweh

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υπερβολική αγάπη για τα ταξίδια, μανία ταξιδιών

Italiano (Italian)
spirito vagabondo, amore per i viaggi

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desejo ou gosto de viajar (m)

Русский (Russian)
страсть к путешествиям

Español (Spanish)
n. - pasión por los viajes, impulso de viajar, instinto de nómada

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vandringslust

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
旅行热潮, 流浪癖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 旅行熱潮, 流浪癖

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 여행벽, 방랑벽

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 放浪への渇望

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شهوة التجوال والتسفار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תאוות-נדודים, בולמוס-נסיעות‬