Where does “levnadslust” come from?
levnadslust (Swedish) comes from Swedish lust, from Old Norse losti, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
levnadslust (Swedish): joie de vivre, lust for life
Definitions
- joie de vivre, lust for life
Ancestry of “levnadslust”, step by step
levnadslust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lust | desire to do something |
| 2 | Old Norse | losti | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lust | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | lust | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
via Swedish levnad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | levnad | life, livelihood, conduct |
| 2 | Swedish | leva | to live; to be alive |
| 3 | Old Swedish | leva | to leave behind |
| 4 | Old Norse | leifa | to leave over |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | laibijaną | to leave behind, to leave remaining |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |