Where does “Lebenslust” come from?
Lebenslust (German) comes from German lust, from Middle High German lust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
Lebenslust (German): joie de vivre, zest for life, love of life, lust for living
Definitions
- joie de vivre, zest for life, love of life, lust for living
Ancestry of “Lebenslust”, step by step
Lebenslust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
via German lebēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lebēn | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | leben | to live |
| 3 | Old High German | lebēn | to live; life |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |