wistful

Etymology
Presumably from, from + , based on older. It is implausible that it derives from, the required sound change being →  → , which could not occur in Modern English, particularly not with  continuing in use. However, the sense of “longing” appears to be influenced by, making an ambiguous poetic word.

Adjective

 * 1) Full of longing or yearning.
 * 2) Sad and thoughtful.
 * 1) Sad and thoughtful.
 * 1) Sad and thoughtful.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: længselsfuld, vemodig
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: morriñento, morriñoso,, melancólico
 * German:, sehnsuchtsvoll,
 * Hebrew:
 * Icelandic: angurvær, löngunarfullur
 * Italian: ,
 * Korean: 애석(哀惜)해하는
 * Maori: whēnako, whēnakonako
 * Norwegian: lengselsfull,
 * Persian: حسرتمند
 * Plautdietsch: bangrich
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, nostálgico,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian: ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian:, ностальгійний


 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:, מלנכולי
 * Icelandic: angurvær, löngunarfullur
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:, , setan
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: задумливий, сумний, меланхолійний