Where does “firenlust” come from?

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

firenlust (Old English): sinful lust, luxury, extravagance

Definitions

  1. sinful lust, luxury, extravagance

Ancestry of “firenlust”, step by step

firenlust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lust

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

via Old English firen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfirencrime, sin; torment, suffering
2Proto-West Germanicfirinucrime
3Proto-Germanicfirinōsin, crime
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →