Where does “Hazel” come from?

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

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