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Where does “lustyhede” come from?

lustyhede (Middle English) comes from Middle English lusty, 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.

Ancestry of “lustyhede”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlustypleasant, delightful; eager, happy; fine, good
2Middle Englishlust—
3Old Englishlustdesire, pleasure, appetite, lust
4Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
5Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lustyhede”

  • lustihead
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