Where does “ljóðlist” come from?

ljóðlist (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic list, from Old Norse list, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

ljóðlist (Icelandic): poetry

Definitions

  1. poetry

Ancestry of “ljóðlist”, step by step

ljóðlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclistart
2Old Norselist—
3Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

via Icelandic ljóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicljóða poem
2Old Norseljóðsong (musical), poem
3Proto-Germanicleuþąsong, lay, song of praise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Old Norse list →