Where does “lusti” come from?

lusti (Ingrian) comes from Estonian lust, 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.

lusti (Ingrian): funny

Definitions

  1. funny

Ancestry of “lusti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlustpleasure, fun, joy, lust
2Middle Low Germanlust—
3Old Saxonlust—
4Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
5Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →
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