Where does “list” come from?

list (Danish) comes from Old Danish lyst, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic lustu, from Proto-Germanic lustuz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

list (Danish): cunning, trick; imperative of liste

Definitions

  1. cunning, trick; imperative of liste

Ancestry of “list”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlyst—
2Middle Low Germanlust—
3Old Saxonlust—
4Proto-West Germaniclustudesire, want, lust
5Proto-Germaniclustuzlust, desire, want
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic lustuz →