Where does “Hazelwood” come from?

Hazelwood derives from English hazel and wood, with wood tracing through Middle English wood and Old English wudu to Proto-Indo-European widʰu- and weydʰ-, though the ultimate origin remains uncertain.

Ancestry of “Hazelwood”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Wood	—
2	English	Frog	Alternative form of frog
3	Portuguese	froco	flock
4	Latin	floccus	tuft, wisp of wool
5	Frankish	flokko	down, wool, flock
6	Proto-Germanic	*flukkô	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	plewk-	to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
8	Proto-Indo-European	plew-	to fly, flow, run

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