Where does “Hasselt” come from?

Hasselt (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *haslaz, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

Ancestry of “Hasselt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
2Proto-Celtickosloshazel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz →
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