Where does “lystarstol” come from?
lystarstol (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lyst, from Old Norse lyst, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
lystarstol (Icelandic): anorexia, anorexia nervosa
Definitions
- anorexia, anorexia nervosa
Ancestry of “lystarstol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | lyst | appetite; desire |
| 2 | Old Norse | lyst | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lust | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lust | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |