Where does “וואַלליסטע” come from?

וואַלליסטע (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וואַל, from Polish wał, from German wal, from Middle High German wal, from Old High German wal, from Proto-West Germanic hwal, from Proto-Germanic hwalaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos — large fish; sheatfish.

וואַלליסטע (Yiddish): electoral list (a grouping of candidates for election)

Definitions

electoral list (a grouping of candidates for election)

Ancestry of “וואַלליסטע”, step by step

וואַלליסטע traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish וואַל

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	וואַל	selection
2	Polish	wał	levee; embankment; shaft
3	German	wal	whale
4	Middle High German	wal	a whale
5	Old High German	wal	battlefield
6	Proto-West Germanic	hwal	whale
7	Proto-Germanic	hwalaz	whale, sheatfish
8	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kʷálos	large fish; sheatfish

via Yiddish ליסטע

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yiddish	ליסטע	list
2	Polish	lista	list
3	French	liste	list
4	German	līste	list
5	Italian	lista	list, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
6	Old High German	līsta	—
7	Proto-Germanic	līstōn	—

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