Where does “hazelnoot” come from?

hazelnoot (Dutch) comes from Dutch noot, from Middle Dutch nōte, from Old Dutch nutu, from Proto-West Germanic hnut, from Proto-Germanic hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

hazelnoot (Dutch): A hazel nut; A hazel, a hazel nut tree or shrub;...

Definitions

  1. A hazel nut; A hazel, a hazel nut tree or shrub;...

Ancestry of “hazelnoot”, step by step

hazelnoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch noot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnootnut; testicle, nut; note
2Middle Dutchnōtenut (fruit)
3Old Dutchnutunut
4Proto-West Germanichnutnut
5Proto-Germanichnutsnut
6Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Dutch hazel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhazelhazel
2Middle Dutchhasel—
3Old Dutch*hasal—
4Old Norsehaslhazel
5Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
6Proto-Celtickosloshazel
7Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnuts →