Etymology Explorer › Swedish

Where does “lyster” come from?

lyster (Swedish) comes from French lustre, from Middle French lustre, from Italian lustro, from Italian lustrare, from Latin lūstrō, from Latin lūstrum, from Old Latin loustrom, from Proto-Indo-European lewkstrom — bright; to shine; to see.

lyster (Swedish): lustre, glitter, polish, shine; have lust to,...

Definitions

  1. lustre, glitter, polish, shine; have lust to,...

Ancestry of “lyster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlustrelustrum; period of five years; a very long time;...
2Middle Frenchlustrelustre; shine
3Italianlustrofirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Italianlustrareto polish, shine
5Latinlūstrō—
6Latinlūstrum—
7Old Latinloustrom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewkstrom—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →