Where does “erlisten” come from?

erlisten (German) comes from German ēr, from Middle High German er, from Old High German ēr, from Proto-West Germanic iʀ, from Proto-Germanic jīz, from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs — you (plural).

erlisten (German): to wangle, to trick; to get through cunning

Definitions

  1. to wangle, to trick; to get through cunning

Ancestry of “erlisten”, step by step

erlisten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German ēr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanēr
2Middle High Germanerhe
3Old High Germanērore; brass; formerly, previously; early
4Proto-West Germaniche, it
5Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
6Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)

via German list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlistcunning, craft
2Middle High Germanlist
3Old High Germanlist
4Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *yúHs