Where does “tidsel” come from?

tidsel (Danish) comes from Old Norse þistill, from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

tidsel (Danish): thistle, several variants within the taxonomic tribe

Definitions

  1. thistle, several variants within the taxonomic tribe

Ancestry of “tidsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseþistillthistle
2Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →Every word from Old Norse þistill →