Where does “distel” come from?

distel (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thistil, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil, from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

Ancestry of “distel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthistil—
2Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
3Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “distel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þistil →