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Where does “lyste” come from?

lyste (Danish) comes from Old Norse lysta, from Proto-Germanic lustijaną, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lyste (Danish): to desire, to want, to feel like; past tense of...

Definitions

  1. to desire, to want, to feel like; past tense of...

Ancestry of “lyste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselysta—
2Proto-Germaniclustijanąto lust, desire
3Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lyste”

  • lyster
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →