Where does “list” come from?

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

list (Norwegian Nynorsk): cunning, craftiness, slyness

Definitions

  1. cunning, craftiness, slyness

Ancestry of “list”, step by step

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