Where does “Wollust” come from?

Wollust (German) comes from Old High German wolalust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Wollust (German): lust; lustful person

Definitions

  1. lust; lustful person

Ancestry of “Wollust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwolalust—
2Old High Germanlust—
3Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
4Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “Wollust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →