Where does “līsta” come from?
līsta (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic līstōn.
Ancestry of “līsta”, step by step
līsta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic līstōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | līstōn | — |
via Proto-West Germanic *līstā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *līstā | edge, hem, border |
via Proto-Germanic *līstā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *līstā | — |