wihsila

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wīhsilō, from Proto-Indo-European *weyḱs- (“mistletoe”). Cognate with Russian ви́шня (víšnja, “sour cherry”), Ancient Greek ἰξός (ixós, “mistletoe, birdline”), and Latin viscum (“birdlime”).

Noun

wīhsila f

1. sour cherry

Descendants

• German: Weichsel
• → Italian: visciola