Where does “*listi” come from?

*listi (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

*listi (Proto-West Germanic): art, craft

Definitions

  1. art, craft

Ancestry of “*listi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*listi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →