Where does “þistill” come from?

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

þistill (Old Norse): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “þistill”, step by step

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

Words derived from “þistill”

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