Where does “lëszt” come from?

lëszt (Kashubian) comes from German lust, 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.

lëszt (Kashubian): appetite

Definitions

  1. appetite

Ancestry of “lëszt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlustwith desire; the wish to do or have something
2Middle High Germanlust—
3Old High Germanlust—
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 →