Where does “lustworthy” come from?
lustworthy (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.
lustworthy (English): Worthy of being lusted after; sexually desirable
Definitions
- Worthy of being lusted after; sexually desirable
Ancestry of “lustworthy”, step by step
lustworthy 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 Worthy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Worthy | OS grid ref SS8548 |
| 2 | English | -ly | Used to form adjectives from nouns, the... |
| 3 | English | grisly | Horrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying;... |
| 4 | Middle English | grisely | — |
| 5 | Old English | grisliċ | grisly, horrible; dreadful, horrid |
| 6 | Old English | -līċ | suffix forming {{glossary|adjective}}s meaning... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *-līk | — |