Where does “Wäscheliste” come from?

Wäscheliste (German) comes from German Wäsche, from Old High German wascan, from Proto-Germanic waskaną, from Proto-Germanic watskaną, from Proto-Indo-European wed-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

Wäscheliste (German): laundry list

Definitions

  1. laundry list

Ancestry of “Wäscheliste”, step by step

Wäscheliste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wäsche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWäscheclothes, especially underwear; laundry; washing
2Old High Germanwascan—
3Proto-Germanicwaskanąto wash
4Proto-Germanicwatskanąto wash, get wet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwed-water
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwey-to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...

via German līste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlīstelist
2Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wey- →