Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līstǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyzd- (“edge; seam; band”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys- (“track; groove; furrow”); or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *leytstā-, related to Latin lītus (“shore; coast”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliːs.tɔ̃ː/

Noun

*līstǭ f

strip; band; hem; selvage; list
edge
ledge
border; rim

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *līstǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*līstǭ	*līstōniz
vocative	*līstǭ	*līstōniz
accusative	*līstōnų	*līstōnunz
genitive	*līstōniz	*līstōnǫ̂
dative	*līstōni	*līstōmaz
instrumental	*līstōnē	*līstōmiz

Descendants

Old English: līste
- Middle English: liste, lyste; list (through confluence with Old French form)
  - Scots: liste, lyst, list
  - English: list
    - Irish: liosta
Old Frisian: *līste, *lēste
- Saterland Frisian: Lieste; Läiste
- West Frisian: list
Old Saxon: *līsta
- Middle Low German: lîste
  - Dutch Low Saxon: lieste, liest
  - German Low German: Liest
  - Old Norse: lísta
    - Icelandic: lista; listi
    - Faroese: listi
    - Norwegian: liste
    - Swedish: lista; list
    - Danish: liste; list
Frankish: *līsta
- Old Dutch: *līsta
  - Middle Dutch: lijste, lijst
    - Dutch: lijst
- Vulgar Latin: *lista (also possibly from Langobardic)
  - Old French: liste
    - Middle French: liste
      - French: liste
  - Italian: lista
  - Spanish: lista
  - Portuguese: lista
  - Galician: lista
Old High German: līsta
- Middle High German: līste
  - German: Leiste
  - Luxembourgish: Läischt