Where does “*þistil” come from?

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

*þistil (Proto-West Germanic): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “*þistil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*þistil”

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