Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “husk” come from?

husk (Danish) comes from Danish huske, from Danish liste, from English List, from French liste, from German līste, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.

husk (Danish): imperative of huske

Definitions

  1. imperative of huske

Ancestry of “husk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhusketo remember
2Danishlistea list; To sneak, creep; To tiptoe, walk softly
3EnglishList—
4Frenchlistelist
5Germanlīste—
6Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
7Old High Germanlīsta—
8Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic līstōn →