Etymograph

English

Thistle

Thistle comes from German Distel, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þistilazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þistilreconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050distil
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350distel
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentDistel
  6. EnglishtodayThistle

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*þistilazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*þistilreconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050distil
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350distel
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentDistel
  6. EnglishtodayThistle

The story

Anglicized sources include German Distel and Norwegian Tistel (see tistel).

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *þistilaz / Thistle

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