Where does “wīhsel” come from?

wīhsel (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wīhsila, from Proto-Germanic wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European weyḱs- — mistletoe.

Ancestry of “wīhsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwīhsilasour cherry
2Proto-Germanicwīhsilōsour cherry
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyḱs-mistletoe

Words derived from “wīhsel”

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