Where does “vällusting” come from?
vällusting (Swedish) comes from Swedish vällust, 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 — louse.
vällusting (Swedish): libertine
Definitions
- libertine
Ancestry of “vällusting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vällust | (sensual, including erotic) pleasure |
| 2 | Swedish | lust | desire to do something |
| 3 | Old Norse | losti | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lust | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | lust | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lustu | desire, want, lust |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lustuz | lust, desire, want |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |