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Where does “Wanderlust” come from?

Wanderlust (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Wanderlust (German): wanderlust; the urge to travel, the love of the...

Definitions

  1. wanderlust; the urge to travel, the love of the...

Ancestry of “Wanderlust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlust—
2Middle High Germanlust—
3Old High Germanlust—
4Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
5Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “Wanderlust”

  • wanderlust
  • wanderlusty
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