Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lustuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Possibly derived from *lausaz (“loose”) +‎ *-þuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlus.tuz/

Noun

*lustuz m

1. lust, desire, want

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *lustuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lustuz	*lustiwiz
vocative	*lustu	*lustiwiz
accusative	*lustų	*lustunz
genitive	*lustauz	*lustiwǫ̂
dative	*lustiwi	*lustumaz
instrumental	*lustū	*lustumiz

Derived terms

• *lustijaną
• *unlustuz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lustu
  • Old English: lust
    • Middle English: lust
      • Scots: lust
      • English: lust
  • Old Frisian: lust
    • Saterland Frisian: Lust
    • West Frisian: lust
  • Old Saxon: lust
    • Middle Low German: lust, lüst, lyst
      • German Low German: Lüst
      • → Old Norse: lyst
        • Icelandic: lyst
        • Norwegian: lyst
        • Danish: lyst
        • Faroese: lyst
        • Old Swedish: lyst
          • Swedish: lust
      • → Estonian: lust
  • Old Dutch: *lust
    • Middle Dutch: lust
      • Dutch: lust
        • Afrikaans: lus
        • Negerhollands: lyst
  • Old High German: lust
    • Middle High German: lust
      • German: Lust
      • Luxembourgish: Loscht
• Old Norse: losti
  • Icelandic: losti
  • Faroese: losti
  • Old Swedish: luste
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (lustus)