Where does “lust” come from?
lust (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
lust (Old English): desire, pleasure, appetite, lust
Definitions
- desire, pleasure, appetite, lust
Ancestry of “lust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
Words derived from “lust”