mistle
English
/ˈmɪsəl/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) mistletoe
- (countable) the mistle thrush
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English mistel (mistletoe, basil) inherited from Old English mistel (mistletoe, basil) inherited from *mistil (mistle) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mistilaz (mistle).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mistilaz
Gloss
mistle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- mistletoe English
- mistletoebird English
- mistletoed English
- tan English
- *mistilaz Proto-Germanic
- mistel Old English
- mistel Middle English
- mistel-tō Middle English
- mistilteinn Old Norse
- mistil Old High German
- *mistil gmw-pro