Etymograph

English

Luster

Luster comes from German Luster.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentLuster
  2. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentLuster
  2. Englishtodaysame form

The story

Borrowed from German Luster or, possibly, a variant of Lester.

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Luster / Luster