Where does “lust” come from?

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

lust (West Frisian): desire, appetite

Definitions

  1. desire, appetite

Ancestry of “lust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlust—
2Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
3Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →
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