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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 Norsehasl—
4Proto-Germanic*haslaz—
5Proto-Celtickosloshazel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “hazel”

  • hazelnoot
  • hazelaar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →