Where does “Herzenslust” come from?
Herzenslust (German) comes from German herz, from German -los, from Old Dutch -lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
Herzenslust (German): heart's desire
Definitions
- heart's desire
Ancestry of “Herzenslust”, step by step
Herzenslust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German herz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | herz | singular imperative of herzen; first-person... |
| 2 | German | -los | -less |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -lōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *-laus | without, -less |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
via German lust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lust | with desire; the wish to do or have something |
| 2 | Middle High German | lust | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lust | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -þuz | Forms result nouns from verb roots, usually from... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |