Where does “wanderlustful” come from?
wanderlustful (English) comes from English wanderlust, from German Wanderlust, from German lust, from Middle High German lust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz — louse.
wanderlustful (English): Full of wanderlust; having a yearning to travel
Definitions
- Full of wanderlust; having a yearning to travel
Ancestry of “wanderlustful”, step by step
wanderlustful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wanderlust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wanderlust | A strong impulse or longing to travel; To feel a... |
| 2 | German | Wanderlust | wanderlust; the urge to travel, the love of the... |
| 3 | German | lust | with desire; the wish to do or have something |
| 4 | Middle High German | lust | — |
| 5 | Old High German | lust | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |