Where does “List” come from?

List (German) comes from Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

List (German): cunning; craft; trick

Definitions

  1. cunning; craft; trick

Ancestry of “List”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlist—
2Old High Germanlist—
3Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Old High German list →