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Where does “Hasel” come from?

Hasel (German) comes from Middle High German hasel, from Old High German hasal, from Old Norse hasl, from Proto-Germanic *haslaz, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

Hasel (German): hazel; dace

Definitions

  1. hazel; dace

Ancestry of “Hasel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhasel—
2Old High Germanhasal—
3Old Norsehasl—
4Proto-Germanic*haslaz—
5Proto-Celtickosloshazel
6Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “Hasel”

  • hazelhen
  • Haselhuhn
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