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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þistilaz

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This Proto-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-Germanic

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Etymology

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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.[1] Compare *mistilaz for the formation.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*þistilaz m

  1. thistle

Inflection

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masculine a-stemDeclension of *þistilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þistilaz *þistilōz, *þistilōs
vocative *þistil *þistilōz, *þistilōs
accusative *þistilą *þistilanz
genitive *þistilas, *þistilis *þistilǫ̂
dative *þistilai *þistilamaz
instrumental *þistilō *þistilamiz

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Balles, Irene (1999) “Zum germanischen Namen der Mistel”, in Historische Sprachforschung / Historical Linguistics[1] (in German), volume 112, number 1, page 140