Where does “lijstduwer” come from?

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

lijstduwer (Dutch): a famous person who is at or near the bottom of the electoral list of a political party in order to attract votes

Definitions

  1. a famous person who is at or near the bottom of the electoral list of a political party in order to attract votes

Ancestry of “lijstduwer”, step by step

lijstduwer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijst

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

via Dutch duwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduwento push
2Middle Dutchduwen
3Old Dutchthuwen
4Proto-Germanicþūhijaną
Every word from Proto-Germanic līstōn
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