Appendix:Proto-Germanic/lustuz

This entry contains Proto-Germanic 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: /ˈlus.tuz/

Noun

*lustuz m

1. lust, desire, want

Declension

Declension of *lustuz (u-stem)

Case	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
  • English: lust
• Old Frisian: lust
  • West Frisian: lust
• Old Saxon: lust
  • Middle Low German: lust, lüst, lyst
    • Old Norse: lyst
      • Norwegian: lyst
      • Danish: lyst
      • Faroese: lyst
• Old Dutch: *lust
  • Middle Dutch: lust
    • Dutch: lust
      • Afrikaans: lus
• Old High German: lust
  • German: Lust
• Old Norse: losti (but why -i?)
  • Faroese: losti
• Gothic: 𐌻𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 (lustus)