Where does “eetlust” come from?
eetlust (Dutch) comes from Dutch eten, from Middle Dutch ēten, from Old Dutch etan, from Proto-West Germanic etan, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
eetlust (Dutch): An appetite, lusting to eat
Definitions
- An appetite, lusting to eat
Ancestry of “eetlust”, step by step
eetlust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eten | to eat; food; dinner |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ēten | to eat |
| 3 | Old Dutch | etan | to eat |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | etan | to eat |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |
via Dutch lust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lust | lust, desire; object of desire; pleasure, joy |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lust | enjoyment, pleasure; lust, desire; hunger, desire... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lust | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |