Where does “distil” come from?

distil (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

distil (Old High German): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “distil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

Words derived from “distil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →