Where does “willilust” come from?

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

willilust (Old High German): lust

Definitions

  1. lust

Ancestry of “willilust”, step by step

willilust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German lust

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

via Old High German wola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwolawell
2Proto-Germanic*wela—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →