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Where does “hasal” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hasal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hasal”

  • hazelhen
  • Haselhuhn
  • Hasel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →