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
- Alternative form of thistel
Ancestry of “þistel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þistel | thistle |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *þistil | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þistilaz | thistle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |