Where does “misteli” come from?

misteli (Finnish) comes from Swedish mistel, from German mistel, from Middle High German mistel, from Old High German mistil, from Proto-West Germanic mistil, from Proto-Germanic mistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.

misteli (Finnish): mistletoe

Definitions

  1. mistletoe

Ancestry of “misteli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmistelmistletoe
2Germanmistelmistletoe
3Middle High Germanmistel—
4Old High Germanmistil—
5Proto-West Germanicmistilmistletoe
6Proto-Germanicmistilazmistletoe
7Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

Words derived from “misteli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mistil →