Where does “lys” come from?

lys (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lijst, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.

lys (Afrikaans): list, record

Definitions

  1. list, record

Ancestry of “lys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlijstlist; picture frame
2Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—

Words derived from “lys”

Every word from Proto-Germanic līstōn →Every word from Old High German līsta →Every word from Italian lista →
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