Where does “lajsta” come from?

lajsta (Silesian) comes from German Leiste, from Middle High German līste, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic līstōn.

lajsta (Silesian): batten, slat

Definitions

  1. batten, slat

Ancestry of “lajsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLeisteledge; groin; bar
2Middle High Germanlīstestrip of cloth
3Old High Germanlīsta—
4Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic līstōn →Every word from Old High German līsta →Every word from Middle High German līste →