Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þistil

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þistilaz.

Noun

*þistil m

1. thistle

   Synonyms: *kardā, *taisilu

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*þistil
Genitive	*þistilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*þistil	*þistilō, *þistilōs
Accusative	*þistil	*þistilā
Genitive	*þistilas	*þistilō
Dative	*þistilē	*þistilum
Instrumental	*þistilu	*þistilum

Descendants

• Old English: þistel
  • Middle English: thistel, þistel, thystyl, þistil, thestel, thystylle, thystyll, þestel, thistill, þystel, þissle, thystul
    • English: thistle
    • Scots: thrissel
• Old Saxon: thistil
• Old Dutch: *thistil
  • Middle Dutch: distel
    • Dutch: distel
• Old High German: distil, distila
  • Middle High German: distel
    • German: Distel
    • Luxembourgish: Dëschtel
    • Vilamovian: döstuł
    • Pennsylvania German: Dischdel