
n.
A very strong or irresistible impulse to travel.
[German : wandern, to wander (from Middle High German) + Lust, desire (from Middle High German , from Old High German).]
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[German : wandern, to wander (from Middle High German) + Lust, desire (from Middle High German , from Old High German).]
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Wanderlust is a strong desire for or impulse to wander or travel and explore the world.[1]
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 not in fact 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.
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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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) شهوة التجوال والتسفار
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תאוות-נדודים, בולמוס-נסיעות
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