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Where does “tǣsel” come from?

tǣsel (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic taisilu, from Proto-West Germanic -ilu, from Proto-Nguni lú-, from Proto-Bantu dʊ́- — Class 11 pronominal concord; Class 11 subject...

Ancestry of “tǣsel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanictaisiluthistle, teasel
2Proto-West Germanic-ilu—
3Proto-Ngunilú-Class 11 subject concord; Class 11 object concord
4Proto-Bantudʊ́-Class 11 pronominal concord; Class 11 subject...

Words derived from “tǣsel”

  • teasel
  • teaseler
  • tesel
  • tosel
  • tasil
  • tasel
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