Where does “lust” come from?

lust (Swedish) comes 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.

lust (Swedish): desire to do something

Definitions

  1. desire to do something

Ancestry of “lust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselosti—
2Middle Low Germanlust—
3Old Saxonlust—
4Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
5Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lust”

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