Where does “lust” come from?
Lust comes from Old English lust, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lewH-.
lust (English): A feeling of strong desire, especially such a...
Definitions
- A feeling of strong desire, especially such a...
Ancestry of “lust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | lust | — |
| 2 | Old English | lust | desire, pleasure, appetite, lust |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
Words derived from “lust”