Where does “mistilteinur” come from?

mistilteinur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse mistilteinn, from Old Norse teinn, from Proto-Germanic tainaz, from Proto-Indo-European doynos.

mistilteinur (Faroese): mistletoe

Definitions

  1. mistletoe

Ancestry of “mistilteinur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemistilteinnmistletoe
2Old Norseteinntwig; sprout
3Proto-Germanictainazrod; twig; straw; lot
4Proto-Indo-Europeandoynos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European doynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic tainaz →Every word from Old Norse teinn →
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