Where does “tistel” come from?
tistel (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse þistill, from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.
tistel (Norwegian Nynorsk): a thistle
Ancestry of “tistel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | þistill | thistle |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þistilaz | thistle |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teyg- | to be sharp; to sting |