Where does “hazel” come from?

Hazel comes from Middle English hasel, from Old English hæsl, from Proto-Germanic hasalaz, from Proto-Indo-European koselos, all referring to the hazel tree.

hazel (English): A tree or shrub of the genus "Corylus", bearing...

Definitions

  1. A tree or shrub of the genus "Corylus", bearing...

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 →