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.
Ancestry of “Hazel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hasel | The hazel tree, one of its branches, or its wood |
| 2 | Old English | hæsl | hazel |
| 3 | Old Norse | hasl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *haslaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | koslos | hazel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | koselos | hazel |
Words derived from “Hazel”