Where does “Haselhuhn” come from?

Haselhuhn (German) comes from German Hasel, 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.

Haselhuhn (German): hazel grouse

Definitions

  1. hazel grouse

Ancestry of “Haselhuhn”, step by step

Haselhuhn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hasel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaselhazel; dace
2Middle High Germanhasel
3Old High Germanhasal
4Old Norsehaslhazel
5Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
6Proto-Celtickosloshazel
7Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

via German huhn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhuhnchicken
2Middle High Germanhuonhen
3Old High Germanhuonchicken
4Proto-West Germanichōnhen, chicken
5Proto-Germanichōnąhen, chicken
6Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
7Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp

Words derived from “Haselhuhn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselosEvery word from Proto-Celtic koslosEvery word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz