Where does “Mistel” come from?

Mistel (German) comes 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.

Mistel (German): mistletoe

Definitions

  1. mistletoe

Ancestry of “Mistel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmistel—
2Old High Germanmistil—
3Proto-West Germanicmistilmistletoe
4Proto-Germanicmistilazmistletoe
5Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mistil →
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