Where does “lis” come from?

lis (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch list, from Middle Dutch list, from Old Dutch list, from Proto-West Germanic *listi, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

lis (Afrikaans): ruse, trick, cunning plan

Definitions

  1. ruse, trick, cunning plan

Ancestry of “lis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlista cunning plan, a ruse, a trick
2Middle Dutchlist—
3Old Dutchlistruse, trick
4Proto-West Germanic*listiart, craft
5Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *listi →