Where does “mistilaz” come from?

mistilaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European sed- — to sit.

mistilaz (Proto-Germanic): mistletoe

Definitions

  1. mistletoe

Ancestry of “mistilaz”, step by step

mistilaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European sed-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

via Proto-Indo-European me

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

Words derived from “mistilaz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed-