Where does “Mariendistel” come from?

Mariendistel (German) comes from German distel, from Middle High German distel, from Old High German distil, from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Mariendistel (German): milk thistle

Definitions

  1. milk thistle

Ancestry of “Mariendistel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandistelthistle
2Middle High Germandistelthistle
3Old High Germandistilthistle
4Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →Every word from Old High German distil →