Where does “Hazel” come from?

I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I need to flag an issue: the chain provided only shows "Cebuano hazel" without the etymological steps backward from English hazel to earlier languages, their spellings, or the original meanings. To write an accurate one-sentence etymology following your rules, I would need the complete chain showing: - English hazel → [language] → [language] → ... → [oldest attestation] - Original spellings with diacritics for each stage - The oldest known meaning Could you provide the full etymological chain? That way I can deliver an accurate, properly sourced sentence rather than risk inventing intermediate steps or languages.

Hazel (English): from the plant or colour hazel. Popular in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century

Definitions

  1. from the plant or colour hazel. Popular in the U.S. at the turn of the 20th century

Ancestry of “Hazel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhaselThe hazel tree, one of its branches, or its wood
2Old Englishhæslhazel
3Old Norsehaslhazel
4Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
5Proto-Celtickosloshazel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “Hazel

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselosEvery word from Proto-Celtic koslosEvery word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz