Where does “lust” come from?

lust (German) comes 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.

lust (German): with desire; the wish to do or have something

Definitions

  1. with desire; the wish to do or have something

Ancestry of “lust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlust—
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 “lust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →