Where does “Schaulust” come from?

Schaulust (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.

Schaulust (German): love for sightseeing; curiosity

Definitions

  1. love for sightseeing; curiosity

Ancestry of “Schaulust”, step by step

Schaulust 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 schauen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschauento look
2Middle Englishschewento show
3Old Englishscēawianto look, look at, exhibit, display; to look at,...
4Proto-Germanicskawwōnąto look, see, watch
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →