Where does “Loscht” come from?

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

Loscht (Luxembourgish): desire, wish

Definitions

  1. desire, wish

Ancestry of “Loscht”, step by step

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