Where does “Weichsel” come from?
Weichsel (German) comes from Middle High German wīhsel, from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.
Weichsel (German): sour cherry
Ancestry of “Weichsel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | wīhsel | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wīhsila | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīhsilō | sour cherry |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱs- | mistletoe |
Words derived from “Weichsel”