Where does “lusteth” come from?
lusteth (English) comes from English lust, from Middle English lust, from Old English lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
lusteth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “lusteth”, step by step
lusteth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lust | A feeling of strong desire, especially such a... |
| 2 | Middle English | lust | — |
| 3 | Old English | lust | desire, pleasure, appetite, 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 |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |