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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, of having a strong desire to explore the world.^[1] Some consider it to be a simple linguistic compound of wander and lust.

Usage

The first occurrence of the word in English dictionaries is recorded as 1902.^[2] In German, the term Wanderlust sounds old-fashioned today to some. 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.

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Popular Culture

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• A song by Claire Voyant on their self-titled album
• A song by Duke Ellington.
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• An album by vibraphonist Mike Mainieri.
• A popular term in fantasy novels, especially prevalent in elves.

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• An Elite Ritualist Spirit in Guild Wars is called 'Wanderlust'.