Where does “mistle” come from?

mistle (English) comes from English mist, from Middle English mist, from Old English mist, from Proto-Germanic mihstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃migʰstos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- — fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle.

mistle (English): mistletoe; the mistle thrush; To fall like a fine...

Definitions

  1. mistletoe; the mistle thrush; To fall like a fine...

Ancestry of “mistle”, step by step

mistle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmistWater or other liquid finely suspended in air; A...
2Middle EnglishmistAlternative form of myst
3Old Englishmistfog; mist
4Proto-Germanicmihstazcloud, mist, fog
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃migʰstos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meygʰ-fog, mist, cloud; to drizzle

via Middle English mistel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmistelbasil; mistletoe
2Old Englishmistelmistletoe
3Proto-West Germanicmistilmistletoe
4Proto-Germanicmistilazmistletoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meygʰ- →