thistle
English
/θɪsl̩/
noun
Definitions
- Any of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera , , , or , having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
- This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.
- (heraldiccharge) This plant used as a charge.
- The , or membership thereof.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English thistel inherited from Old English þistel inherited from Proto-Germanic *þistilaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *steyg- (pierce, prick, goad, puncture, stab, be sharp).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*steyg-
Gloss
pierce, prick, goad, puncture, stab, be sharp
Concept
Semantic Field
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Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antistick English
- bangstick English
- bestick English
- bloodstick English
- boomstick English
- breadstick English
- broomstick English
- cabbage on a stick English
- candlestick English
- catstick English
- chamberstick English
- chapstick English
- chewstick English
- clapstick English
- clue stick English
- cornstick English
- coupstick English
- crabstick English
- cuestick English
- deadstick English
- dipstick English
- down English
- dripstick English
- drumstick English
- fiddlestick English
- fingerstick English
- firestick English
- flagstick English
- floatstick English
- forestick English
- fuckstick English
- gearstick English
- gunstick English
- handstick English
- headstick English
- inkstick English
- joystick English
- knobstick English
- ladystick English
- lightstick English
- lipstick English
- matchstick English
- meat stick English
- mopstick English
- mouthstick English
- musicstick English
- needlestick English
- nightstick English
- nonstick English
- painstick English
- paintstick English
- pigstick English
- polystick English
- potstick English
- propstick English
- pushstick English
- rainstick English
- restick English
- sidestick English
- singlestick English
- slapstick English
- slipstick English
- spitstick English
- star English
- starthistle English
- stick English
- stickability English
- stickable English
- stickball English
- sticker English
- stickest English
- sticketh English
- stickfighting English
- stickful English
- stickhandle English
- stickhandler English
- sticklac English
- stickless English
- sticklike English
- stickpin English
- stickproof English
- stickseed English
- stickshift English
- sticktight English
- stickup English
- stickwater English
- stickweed English
- stickwork English
- sticky English
- strike-stick English
- swordstick English
- tail English
- tally stick English
- taperstick English
- thistledown English
- thistlelike English
- thistletail English
- thistlewarp English
- thistly English
- thumbstick English
- thunderstick English
- trapstick English
- unstick English
- warp English
- whipstick English
- wood English
- wood-thistle English
- yamstick English
- yardstick English
- instigo Latin
- stilus Latin
- Distel German
- Distelfalter German
- Färberdistel German
- Golddistel German
- distelicht German
- distel Dutch, Flemish
- distelvijg Dutch, Flemish
- distelvink Dutch, Flemish
- stickie Dutch, Flemish
- стек Russian
- *steyg- Proto-Indo-European
- *þistilaz Proto-Germanic
- スティック Japanese
- ステッキ Japanese
- wuduþistel Old English
- þistel Old English
- stikke Middle English
- thistel Middle English
- wodethystyll Middle English
- þistill Old Norse
- purpuraþistill Icelandic
- ætiþistill Icelandic
- þistill Icelandic
- หนังสติ๊ก Thai
- distel Middle Dutch
- distil Old High German
- distel Middle High German
- Dëschtel Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌺𐌻𐍃 Gothic
- *thistil Old Dutch
- 司的克 Chinese
- 士的 Chinese
- 스틱 Korean
- Dischdel Pennsylvania German
- Dischdelfink Pennsylvania German
- tiki Sranan Tongo
- stick Chinook Jargon
- down
- warp
- wood
- star
- tail
- stick
- sticky
- restick
- thistly
- unstick
- bestick
- sticker
- stickup
- cuestick
- dipstick
- joystick
- stickful
- gunstick
- lipstick
- potstick
- sticketh
- yamstick
- catstick
- sticklac
- pigstick
- mopstick
- stickest
- nonstick
- inkstick
- stickpin
- rainstick
- stickless
- polystick
- clapstick
- slipstick
- forestick
- dripstick
- chewstick
- fuckstick
- stickball
- crabstick
- handstick
- trapstick
- propstick
- boomstick
- sidestick
- sticklike
- slapstick
- pushstick
- whipstick
- firestick
- stickseed
- painstick
- coupstick
- headstick
- flagstick
- yardstick
- stickweed
- antistick
- chapstick
- ladystick
- stickwork
- spitstick
- bangstick
- cornstick
- deadstick
- gearstick
- knobstick
- stickable
- drumstick
- bloodstick
- mouthstick
- lightstick
- floatstick
- matchstick
- sticktight
- stickwater
- meat stick
- broomstick
- swordstick
- taperstick
- stickproof
- musicstick
- paintstick
- nightstick
- stickshift
- thumbstick
- breadstick
- clue stick
- thistletail
- singlestick
- thistlelike
- candlestick
- thistlewarp
- stickhandle
- thistledown
- needlestick
- fiddlestick
- tally stick
- fingerstick
- starthistle
- wood-thistle
- stickability
- strike-stick
- chamberstick
- thunderstick
- stickhandler
- stickfighting
- cabbage on a stick