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Where does “hasel” come from?

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

hasel (Middle English): The hazel tree, one of its branches, or its wood

Definitions

  1. The hazel tree, one of its branches, or its wood

Ancestry of “hasel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hasel”

  • hazel
  • Hazelwood
  • hazle
  • hazelwood
  • hazelly
  • hazeline
  • hazelwort
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