Where does “listsib” come from?

listsib (English) comes from English SIB, from Middle English sib, from Old English sibb, from Proto-West Germanic sibbju, from Proto-Germanic sibjō, from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ-.

listsib (English): A fellow member of a listserv or newsgroup

Definitions

  1. A fellow member of a listserv or newsgroup

Ancestry of “listsib”, step by step

listsib traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English SIB

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSIBHaving kinship or relationship; related by same-bloodedness; kindred
2Middle Englishsibhaving kinship; kinsmen; peace
3Old Englishsibbkinship; peace
4Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
5Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
6Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—

via English List

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishListA strip of fabric, especially from the edge of a piece of cloth
2Frenchlistelist
3Germanlīstelist
4Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
5Old High Germanlīsta—
6Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sebʰ- →