Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lustuz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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

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
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)

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