Where does “purpuraþistill” come from?

purpuraþistill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic þistill, from Old Norse þistill, from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

purpuraþistill (Icelandic): melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum)

Definitions

  1. melancholy thistle (Cirsium heterophyllum)

Ancestry of “purpuraþistill”, step by step

purpuraþistill traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic þistill

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþistillthistle
2Old Norseþistillthistle
3Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Icelandic purpuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpurpuri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →Every word from Old Norse þistill →