Where does “verlanglijst” come from?
verlanglijst (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijst, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.
verlanglijst (Dutch): wishlist
Definitions
- wishlist
Ancestry of “verlanglijst”, step by step
verlanglijst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lijst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijst | list; picture frame |
| 2 | Italian | lista | list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of... |
| 3 | Old High German | līsta | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |
via Dutch verlangen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verlangen | to long for, desire, yearn; to expect, to ask;... |