Where does “stridslysten” come from?

stridslysten (Danish) comes from Danish -lysten, from Danish lysten, from Danish lyst, from Old Danish lyst, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz — louse.

stridslysten (Danish): combative, belligerent

Definitions

  1. combative, belligerent

Ancestry of “stridslysten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danish-lystengreat desire to do or achieve what the first word indicates
2Danishlystenlascivious, lustful
3Danishlystinclination, desire, wish; lust, passion;...
4Old Danishlyst
5Middle Low Germanlust
6Old Saxonlust
7Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
8Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
9Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic lausazEvery word from Proto-Germanic lustuz