Where does “lusten” come from?

lusten (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *lustijan, from Proto-Germanic lustijaną, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “lusten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*lustijan—
2Proto-Germaniclustijanąto lust, desire
3Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lusten”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →
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