Where does “distel” come from?
distel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch distel, from Old Dutch thistil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil, from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
distel (Dutch): A thistle, plant of the tribe Cynareae
Definitions
- A thistle, plant of the tribe Cynareae
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