Where does “listing” come from?
Listing comes from Middle English list, from Proto-Germanic līstǭ, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European lewk- meaning to illuminate or see.
listing (English): As listed or shown on a listing; present...
Definitions
- As listed or shown on a listing; present...
Ancestry of “listing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | list | A strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | liste | Alternative form of light; ability, cleverness,... |
| 3 | Middle English | light | The radiation which allows for vision by... |
| 4 | Old English | lēoht | luminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | leuht | light, bright; light |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | leuhtą | light |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewktom | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |