Where does “luskishness” come from?
luskishness (English) comes from English luskish, from English lusk, from Middle English lusk, from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
luskishness (English): Laziness; sloth
Definitions
- Laziness; sloth
Ancestry of “luskishness”, step by step
luskishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English luskish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | luskish | lazy |
| 2 | English | lusk | lazy or slothful; full; ripe; a lazy or slothful... |
| 3 | Middle English | lusk | lynx |
| 4 | Old English | lox | lynx |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *luhs | lynx |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luhsaz | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |