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Where does “hasel” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hasel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*hasal—
2Old Norsehasl—
3Proto-Germanic*haslaz—
4Proto-Celtickosloshazel
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

Words derived from “hasel”

  • hazel
  • hazelnoot
  • hazelaar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →