Where does “Wüstling” come from?

Wüstling (German) comes from German wüst, from Middle High German wüeste, from Old High German wuostī, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

Wüstling (German): libertine, lecher

Definitions

  1. libertine, lecher

Ancestry of “Wüstling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwüstdesert; wild; ugly
2Middle High Germanwüeste—
3Old High Germanwuostī—
4Proto-West Germanicwōstīuninhabited, desolate, waste
5Proto-Germanicwōstaz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-s-to-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic wōstaz →