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
Ancestry of “luskishness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | luskish | lazy |
| 2 | English | lusk | lazy or slothful; full; ripe; a lazy or slothful... |
| 3 | Middle English | lusk | — |
| 4 | Old English | lox | lynx |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *luhs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luhsaz | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |