Where does “mistelinoksa” come from?

mistelinoksa (Finnish) comes from Finnish misteli, 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.

mistelinoksa (Finnish): mistletoe sprig

Definitions

  1. mistletoe sprig

Ancestry of “mistelinoksa”, step by step

mistelinoksa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish misteli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmistelimistletoe
2Swedishmistelmistletoe
3Germanmistelmistletoe
4Middle High Germanmistel—
5Old High Germanmistil—
6Proto-West Germanicmistilmistletoe
7Proto-Germanicmistilazmistletoe
8Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

via Finnish oksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoksabranch; bough; knot
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*oksa—
3Proto-Finno-Permicoksa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mistil →