Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līstǭ

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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”) (see also *laistaz); or perhaps related to Latin lītus (“shore; coast”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːs.tɔ̃ː/

Noun

*līstǭ f(West Germanic)

  1. strip; band; hem; selvage; list
  2. edge
  3. ledge
  4. border; rim

Inflection

Declension 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

  • Proto-West Germanic: *līstā

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lī̆stōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 248
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