Where does “eventyrlysten” come from?
eventyrlysten (Danish) comes from Danish eventyr, from Old Norse æfintýr, from Middle Low German êventü̂re, from Old French aventure, from Vulgar Latin adventura, from Late Latin adventurus, from Latin adventus, from Latin adveniō — in.
eventyrlysten (Danish): adventurous, lusting for adventure
Definitions
- adventurous, lusting for adventure
Ancestry of “eventyrlysten”, step by step
eventyrlysten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish eventyr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | eventyr | adventure; fairy tale, folktale |
| 2 | Old Norse | æfintýr | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | êventü̂re | a noteworthy event |
| 4 | Old French | aventure | event, happening, adventure |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | adventura | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | adventurus | adventure; about to arrive; an adventure |
| 7 | Latin | adventus | arrival, approach, advent; Advent |
| 8 | Latin | adveniō | to come to, to arrive |
| 9 | Latin | ad- | to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it... |
| 10 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 11 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 12 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Danish lysten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | lysten | lascivious, lustful |
| 2 | Danish | lyst | inclination, desire, wish; lust, passion;... |
| 3 | Old Danish | lyst | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lust | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | 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 |