Where does “lusthof” come from?
lusthof (Dutch) comes from Dutch hof, from Middle Dutch hof, from Old Dutch hof, from Proto-West Germanic *hōf, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.
lusthof (Dutch): a pleasure garden, for enjoyment rather then horticulture
Definitions
- a pleasure garden, for enjoyment rather then horticulture
Ancestry of “lusthof”, step by step
lusthof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch hof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hof | court; court of law; short form of gerechtshof;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hof | court, enclosed space; garden; farmstead |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hof | court, farmstead |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hōf | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hufą | hill, elevated place; house, hall, estate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | keup- | to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keu- | bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright |
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 |