Where does “Haselwurz” come from?

Haselwurz (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.

Haselwurz (German): wild ginger any plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. wild ginger any plant of the genus

Ancestry of “Haselwurz”, step by step

Haselwurz 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 wurz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwurzroot
2Middle High Germanwurzwort, herb, root
3Old High Germanwurzherb, root, spice
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz →
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