Where does “distila” come from?

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

Ancestry of “distila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
2Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þistilaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *þistil →
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