Where does “friendlist” come from?
friendlist (English) comes from English List, from French liste, from German līste, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.
Ancestry of “friendlist”, step by step
friendlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English List
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | List | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth |
| 2 | French | liste | list |
| 3 | German | līste | list |
| 4 | Italian | lista | list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of... |
| 5 | Old High German | līsta | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |
via English Friend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Friend | A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends;... |
| 2 | Middle English | frend | A friend or compatriot; a close associate; A... |
| 3 | Old English | frēond | friend, friendly; friend, relative, lover |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | frijōndz | friend, loved one |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | prēy- | to like, love; like, love |