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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואַלselection
2Polishwałlevee; embankment; shaft
3Germanwalwhale
4Middle High Germanwala whale
5Old High Germanwalbattlefield
6Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
7Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

via Yiddish ליסטע

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishליסטעlist
2Polishlistalist
3Frenchlistelist
4Germanlīstelist
5Italianlistalist, pile; strip, stripe; inflection of...
6Old High Germanlīsta—
7Proto-Germaniclīstōn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kʷálos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwalaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hwal →