An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Mistel

by Friedrich Kluge

Mistel, f., from the equiv. MidHG. mistel, OHG. mistil, m., ‘mistletoe’: comp. AS. mistel, E. mistle, OIc. mistelteinn, ‘mistletoe.’ An OTeut. word not derived from the equiv. Lat. viscus, and scarcely allied to E. mist (see Mist). Origin obscure.