Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/listiz

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

Probably formed from the root of *lizaną (“to know, understand”), from Proto-Indo-European *leys-, *leyǝs- (“track, furrow, trail, trace”), equivalent to *lizaną +‎ *-þiz. Compare also *liznaną (“to learn”).

Noun

*listiz f

art, craft
cunning, guile

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *listiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*listiz	*listīz
vocative	*listi	*listīz
accusative	*listį	*listinz
genitive	*listīz	*listijǫ̂
dative	*listī	*listimaz
instrumental	*listī	*listimiz

Descendants

Old English: list
- Middle English: liste
  - Scots: list
  - English: list
Old Frisian: list, lest
- Saterland Frisian: List
- West Frisian: list
Old Saxon: list
- Middle Low German: list
  - Low German: list
Old Dutch: list
- Middle Dutch: list
  - Dutch: list
Old High German: list
- Middle High German: list
  - German: List
Old Norse: list
- Icelandic: list
- Faroese: list
- Old Swedish: list
  - Swedish: list
- Danish: list
Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (lists)
- → Slavic: *lьstь

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