Where does “þistel” come from?

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

þistel (Middle English): Alternative form of thistel

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thistel

Ancestry of “þistel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þistel”

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