Where does “Ruinenlust” come from?

Ruinenlust (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.

Ruinenlust (German): Ruinenlust

Definitions

  1. Ruinenlust

Ancestry of “Ruinenlust”, step by step

Ruinenlust 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 Ruine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRuineruin, ruins
2Latinruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction
3Latinruōto hurry, rush, hasten, move quickly
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rew-to run, to hurry
5Proto-Indo-European-w-—

Words derived from “Ruinenlust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →