Where does “golvlist” come from?

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

golvlist (Swedish): a baseboard (US), a skirting board (UK)

Definitions

  1. a baseboard (US), a skirting board (UK)

Ancestry of “golvlist”, step by step

golvlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlistsmartness, trick, cunning
2Old Swedishlistskill, proficiency; art, craft; cunning, slyness
3Old Norselist—
4Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

via Swedish golv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgolva floor
2Old Swedishgolf—
3Old Norsególf—
4Proto-Germanicgulbąfloor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Old Norse list →