Where does “lyster” come from?
lyster (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch lijster, from Middle Dutch lijstre, from Proto-West Germanic lī(h)strō.
lyster (Afrikaans): thrush
Ancestry of “lyster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lijster | thrush, one of several species of songbirds of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lijstre | thrush |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | lī(h)strō | — |