*þistilaz

Runic: ᚦᛁᛊᛏᛁᛚᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈθis.ti.lɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

thistle

Etymology

Usually considered to derive from pre-Germanic *(s)teyg- (‘to pierce, prick, be sharp’), though with superficial mechanical reasoning, with dubious though formally possibly succedent zero-grade *-sd- (‘sitting’), having acquired the Germanic suffix *-ilaz. Compare *mistilaz for the formation.

Alternatively, Orel considers the word to be formed from Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- (‘to cut, fashion’) + *-elo- (the latter whence *-ilaz).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	þistilaz	þistilōz, þistilōs
Acc.	þistilą	þistilanz
Gen.	þistilas, þistilis	þistilǫ̂
Dat.	þistilai	þistilamaz
Inst.	þistilō	þistilamiz
Voc.	þistil	þistilōz, þistilōs

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Descendants

*þistil (Proto-West Germanic)
- *thistil (Old Dutch)
  - distel (Middle Dutch)
    - distel (Dutch)
      - distel (Afrikaans)
*þistil (Proto-West Germanic)
- þistel (Old English)
  - thistel, þistel, thystyl, þistil, thestel, thystylle, thystyll, þestel, thistill, þystel, þissle, thystul (Middle English)
    - thistle (English)
    - thrissel (Scots)
*þistil (Proto-West Germanic)
- *thistel (Old Frisian)
  - Tíesel (Saterland Frisian)
  - tister (West Frisian)
*þistil (Proto-West Germanic)
- distil, distila (Old High German)
  - distel (Middle High German)
    - Distel (German)
    - Dëschtel (Luxembourgish)
    - Dischdel (Pennsylvania German)
    - döstuł (Vilamovian)
*þistil (Proto-West Germanic)
- thistil, thīstil (Old Saxon)
  - distel, dîstel (Middle Low German)
    - Diestel, Dießel, Diesel (German Low German)
þistill (Old Norse)
- tistil (Faroese)
- tissle (Gutnish)
- þistill (Icelandic)
- tistel (Norwegian)
- tizle (Scanian)
þistill (Old Norse)
- thistæl (Old Danish)
  - tidsel (Danish)
þistill (Old Norse)
- þistil (Old Swedish)
  - tistel (Swedish)

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