Where does “lust” come from?

lust (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lust (Middle Dutch): enjoyment, pleasure; lust, desire; hunger, desire...

Definitions

  1. enjoyment, pleasure; lust, desire; hunger, desire...

Ancestry of “lust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlust—
2Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
3Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →