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

Definitions

  1. sour cherry

Ancestry of “Weichsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwīhsel—
2Old High Germanwīhsilasour cherry
3Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe

Words derived from “Weichsel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō →Every word from Old High German wīhsila →