Where does “drinklustig” come from?

drinklustig (Dutch) comes from Dutch drinklust, from Dutch lust, from Middle Dutch lust, from Old Dutch lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

drinklustig (Dutch): having a lust for drinking

Definitions

  1. having a lust for drinking

Ancestry of “drinklustig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrinklustan appetite for (alcoholic) drinking; a lust for alcohol
2Dutchlustlust, desire; object of desire; pleasure, joy
3Middle Dutchlustenjoyment, pleasure; lust, desire; hunger, desire...
4Old Dutchlust
5Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
6Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
7Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-
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