Where does “Lustgreis” come from?

Lustgreis (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.

Lustgreis (German): lecherous man of advanced age (usually beyond 50), dirty old man

Definitions

  1. lecherous man of advanced age (usually beyond 50), dirty old man

Ancestry of “Lustgreis”, step by step

Lustgreis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlustwith desire; the wish to do or have something
2Middle High Germanlust
3Old High Germanlust
4Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
5Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via German Greis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGreisold man
2Middle High Germangrīs
3Old High Germangrīsgrey
4Proto-West Germanic*grīsgrey
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-