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

  1. A thistle, plant of the tribe Cynareae

Ancestry of “distel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdistel—
2Old Dutchthistil—
3Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
4Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “distel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þistil →