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Where does “unlusty” come from?

unlusty (English) comes from English lusty, from Middle English lusty, 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.

unlusty (English): Not lusty

Definitions

  1. Not lusty

Ancestry of “unlusty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlustyExhibiting lust ; strong, healthy, robust;...
2Middle Englishlustypleasant, delightful; eager, happy; fine, good
3Middle Englishlust—
4Old Englishlustdesire, pleasure, appetite, lust
5Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
6Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
7Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “unlusty”

  • unlustiness
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