lust

Old English

noun

Definitions

desire, pleasure, appetite, lust

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *lustuz (pleasure).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lustuz

Gloss

pleasure

`Kanji`

快

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

lust English
*lustuz Proto-Germanic
firen Old English
firenlust Old English
lustbære Old English
lust Middle English
lusty Middle English
losti Old Norse
lust Old High German
𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 Gothic
*lustu gmw-pro
*lust Old Dutch
lust Middle Low German
lüst Middle Low German
lust Old Saxon