Where does “mistellam” come from?

mistellam (Old English) comes from Old English mistel, from Proto-West Germanic mistil, from Proto-Germanic mistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.

mistellam (Old English): birdlime

Definitions

  1. birdlime

Ancestry of “mistellam”, step by step

mistellam traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English mistel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmistelmistletoe
2Proto-West Germanicmistilmistletoe
3Proto-Germanicmistilazmistletoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

via Old English lām

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlāmclay, mud, mire, earth
2Proto-Germaniclaimą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic mistil →