Where does “lusty” come from?

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

lusty (Middle English): pleasant, delightful; eager, happy; fine, good

Definitions

  1. pleasant, delightful; eager, happy; fine, good

Ancestry of “lusty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlust—
2Old Englishlustdesire, pleasure, appetite, lust
3Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
4Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lusty”

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