Where does “thrissel” come from?

thrissel (Scots) comes from Middle English þistel, from Old English þistel, from Proto-West Germanic *þistil, from Proto-Germanic þistilaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

thrissel (Scots): thistle

Definitions

  1. thistle

Ancestry of “thrissel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishþistelAlternative form of thistel
2Old Englishþistelthistle
3Proto-West Germanic*þistilthistle
4Proto-Germanicþistilazthistle
5Proto-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 →