Where does “wordlist” come from?

wordlist (English) comes from English Word, from English worth, from Middle English worth, from Old English weorþ, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wordlist (English): A written collection of all words derived from a...

Definitions

  1. A written collection of all words derived from a...

Ancestry of “wordlist”, step by step

wordlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Word

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWordScripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;...
2EnglishworthHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for;...
3Middle Englishworthto become
4Old Englishweorþworth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...
5Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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 wer-