Where does “līstǭ” come from?

līstǭ (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European leyzd-, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

līstǭ (Proto-Germanic): strip; band; hem; selvage; list; edge; ledge

Definitions

  1. strip; band; hem; selvage; list; edge; ledge

Ancestry of “līstǭ”, step by step

līstǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European leyzd-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleyzd-edge; seam; band
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

via Proto-Indo-European leizd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleizdband, border

Words derived from “līstǭ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyzd- →