Where does “hazelwood” come from?
hazelwood (English) comes from English hazel, 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.
hazelwood (English): The wood of the hazel
Definitions
- The wood of the hazel
Ancestry of “hazelwood”, step by step
hazelwood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hazel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hazel | A tree or shrub of the genus "Corylus", bearing... |
| 2 | Middle English | hasel | The hazel tree, one of its branches, or its wood |
| 3 | Old English | hæsl | hazel |
| 4 | Old Norse | hasl | hazel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *haslaz | hazel |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | koslos | hazel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | koselos | hazel |
via English wood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wood | The substance making up the central part of the... |
| 2 | Middle English | wode | madness, insanity, an overmastering emotion,... |
| 3 | Old English | wudu | wood; forest, woods; tree |
| 4 | Old English | widu | wood, forest, grove; tree; timber |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |