Where does “Lust” come from?

Lust (German) comes 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.

Lust (German): desire; the wish to do or have something;...

Definitions

  1. desire; the wish to do or have something;...

Ancestry of “Lust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlust—
2Old High Germanlust—
3Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
4Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →
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