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
- imperative of huske
Ancestry of “husk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | huske | to remember |
| 2 | Danish | liste | a list; To sneak, creep; To tiptoe, walk softly |
| 3 | English | List | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth |
| 4 | French | liste | list |
| 5 | German | līste | list |
| 6 | Italian | lista | list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of... |
| 7 | Old High German | līsta | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |