Etymology

teasel

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Today it means: Any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus. Full definition →

Middle English tasel ← Old English tǣsel ← Proto-West Germanic *taisilu
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*taisilu
  2. Old English · inherited fromtǣsel
  3. Middle English · inherited fromtasel
  4. English todayteasel

From Middle English tasel, tesel, from Old English tǣsel, tǣsl, from Proto-West Germanic *taisilu.

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