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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

  1. As listed or shown on a listing; present...

Ancestry of “listing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlistA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a...
2Middle EnglishlisteAlternative form of light; ability, cleverness,...
3Middle EnglishlightThe radiation which allows for vision by...
4Old Englishlēohtluminous, bright, light, clear, resplendent,...
5Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
6Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “listing”

  • tracklisting
  • fanlisting
  • hatelisting
  • listingly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →