Where does “distelvink” come from?

distelvink (Dutch) comes from Dutch distel, 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.

distelvink (Dutch): European goldfinch, "Carduelis carduelis"

Definitions

  1. European goldfinch, "Carduelis carduelis"

Ancestry of “distelvink”, step by step

distelvink traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch distel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchdistelA thistle, plant of the tribe Cynareae
2Middle Dutchdistel—
3Old Dutchthistil—
4Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
5Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Dutch vink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvinkA chaffinch; One of many other birds of the...
2Middle Dutchvinke—
3Proto-Germanicfinkizfinch
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pingoschaffinch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þistil →