Where does “þistel” come from?

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

þistel (Old English): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “þistel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
2Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
3Proto-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 →
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