Where does “hazle” come from?

hazle (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.

hazle (English): Archaic form of hazel

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of hazel

Ancestry of “hazle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhazelA tree or shrub of the genus "Corylus", bearing...
2Middle EnglishhaselThe hazel tree, one of its branches, or its wood
3Old Englishhæslhazel
4Old Norsehaslhazel
5Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
6Proto-Celtickosloshazel
7Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz →