Where does “acmistel” come from?

acmistel (Old English) comes from Old English āc, from Proto-West Germanic ak, from Proto-Germanic ak, from Proto-Indo-European h₁o-ge.

acmistel (Old English): oak mistletoe

Definitions

  1. oak mistletoe

Ancestry of “acmistel”, step by step

acmistel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English āc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishācoak; oaken ship
2Proto-West Germanicakbut
3Proto-Germanicakbut, however
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁o-ge—

via Old English mistel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmistelmistletoe
2Proto-West Germanicmistilmistletoe
3Proto-Germanicmistilazmistletoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁o-ge →Every word from Proto-Germanic ak →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ak →