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Where does “hesli” come from?

hesli (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic *hasliją, from Proto-Germanic *haslaz, from Proto-Celtic koslos, from Proto-Indo-European koselos — hazel.

hesli (Old Norse): hazel-wood; hazel-tree

Definitions

  1. hazel-wood; hazel-tree

Ancestry of “hesli”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hesli”

  • hassel
  • hasselnöt
  • hasselmus
  • hasselnøtt
  • hassel
  • hasselnøtt
  • hassel
  • hassel
  • hasl
  • hæsli
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →