Old English Plant Names

Most plant names in modern English have Latin (or other Romance language) influences. However, a small number of modern English plant names still retain a form of an old Germanic suffix, -el (from the languages of the early medieval Saxons and Angles).

netele - nettle
bremel - bramble
tæsel - teasel
þistel - thistle
mistel - misteltoe
hæsel - hazel

From Leechcraft: Early English Charms, Plantlore, and Healing
by Stephen Pollington, 2000

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