Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þistil

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

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