▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁character ist ically ▁German ▁pred ile ction ▁for ▁wand ering ▁that ▁may ▁be ▁trac ed ▁back ▁to ▁German ▁Rom antic ism ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁system ▁of ▁app rent ices hip ▁( the ▁jour ne yman ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁ad oles cent ▁custom ▁of ▁the ▁' W ander bird ' ▁seeking ▁unity ▁with ▁Nature . ▁ ▁The ▁term ▁origin ates ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁words ▁wand ern ▁( to ▁hi ke ) ▁and ▁L ust ▁( des ire ). ▁The ▁term ▁wand ern , ▁frequently ▁mis used ▁as ▁a ▁false ▁friend , ▁does ▁not ▁in ▁fact ▁mean ▁" to ▁w ander ", ▁but ▁" to ▁hi ke " ▁( cf . ▁[[ W ander v og el ] ]. ▁Pla cing ▁the ▁two ▁words ▁together , ▁translated : ▁" en jo y ment ▁of ▁h ik ing ", ▁although ▁it ▁is ▁commonly ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁enjoy ment ▁of ▁st rolling , ▁ro aming ▁about ▁or ▁wand ering . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁German , ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁W ander l ust ▁to ▁mean ▁" des ire ▁to ▁travel " ▁is ▁less ▁common , ▁having ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁Fern we h ▁( lit . ▁" f ars ick ness "), ▁co ined ▁as ▁an ▁an ton ym ▁to ▁He im we h ▁(" hom es ick ness "). ▁ ▁Soci ology ▁Robert ▁E . ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁saw ▁w ander l ust ▁as ▁in ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁values ▁of ▁status ▁and ▁organisation , ▁while ▁post