Where does “hazel” come from?

hazel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hasel, from Old Dutch *hasal, from Old Norse hasl, from Proto-Germanic *haslaz, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

hazel (Dutch): hazel

Definitions

  1. hazel

Ancestry of “hazel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhasel—
2Old Dutch*hasal—
3Old Norsehaslhazel
4Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
5Proto-Celtickosloshazel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “hazel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz →