Where does “thistil” come from?

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

Ancestry of “thistil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “thistil”

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