Where does “gilust” come from?

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

gilust (Old Saxon): desire

Definitions

  1. desire

Ancestry of “gilust”, step by step

gilust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon lust

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

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →