Where does “lust” come from?

lust (Dutch) comes 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.

lust (Dutch): lust, desire; object of desire; pleasure, joy

Definitions

  1. lust, desire; object of desire; pleasure, joy

Ancestry of “lust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlustenjoyment, pleasure; lust, desire; hunger, desire...
2Old Dutchlust—
3Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
4Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →