Where does “wuduþistel” come from?

wuduþistel (Old English) comes from Old English wudu, from Old English widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.

wuduþistel (Old English): a wood-thistle

Definitions

  1. a wood-thistle

Ancestry of “wuduþistel”, step by step

wuduþistel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wudu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
2Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

via Old English þistel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþistelthistle
2Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
3Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- →Every word from Proto-Germanic widuz →Every word from Old English widu →