Where does “lusk” come from?

lusk (Middle English) comes from Old English lox, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lusk (Middle English): lynx

Definitions

  1. lynx

Ancestry of “lusk”, step by step

lusk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lox

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishloxlynx
2Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
3Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Old Norse lǫskr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselǫskrweak, feeble; weak, idle
2Proto-Germaniclaskwazsluggish, dull, lazy, idle; limp, lax, feeble
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēyd-to leave, let; to let, leave; to let, subside

Words derived from “lusk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →