Where does “list” come from?

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

list (Old Swedish): skill, proficiency; art, craft; cunning, slyness

Definitions

  1. skill, proficiency; art, craft; cunning, slyness

Ancestry of “list”, step by step

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

Words derived from “list

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys-Every word from Proto-Germanic listizEvery word from Old Norse list
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