lusk · adjective, noun, verb1
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lēyd-“to let, subside”
- Proto-Germanic · derived from*laskwaz“sluggish, dull, lazy”
- Old Norse · derived fromlǫskr“weak, idle”
- Middle English · inherited from*lusk
- English todaylusk
From Middle English *lusk, from Old Norse lǫskr (“weak, idle”), from Proto-Germanic *laskwaz (“sluggish, dull, lazy”), from Proto-Indo-European *lēyd- (“to let, subside”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lasch (“flabby, loose”), Middle Low German lasch, las (“tired, dull”). Doublet of lush.
Lusk · proper noun2
Probably a variant of Leask.
Words from the same roots
Middle English*lusk all →
los
Old Norselǫskr all →
lass
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.