Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “lust” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lust”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lust”

  • lystig
  • læselyst
  • lyst
  • madlyst
  • lystarstol
  • lyst
  • lyst
  • lust
  • lust
  • lyst
  • gilust
  • lyst
  • lust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →