Where does “mistil” come from?

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

mistil (Proto-West Germanic): mistletoe

Definitions

  1. mistletoe

Ancestry of “mistil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmistilazmistletoe
2Proto-Indo-Europeansed-to sit

Words derived from “mistil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sed- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mistilaz →