Where does “listwa” come from?

listwa (Polish) comes from Middle High German līste, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.

listwa (Polish): batten

Definitions

  1. batten

Ancestry of “listwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlīstestrip of cloth
2Old High Germanlīsta—
3Proto-Germaniclīstōn—

Words derived from “listwa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic līstōn →Every word from Old High German līsta →Every word from Middle High German līste →