Where does “hazaj” come from?

hazaj (Polish) comes from German hase, from Middle High German hase, from Old High German haso, from Proto-West Germanic hasō, from Proto-Germanic *hesô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- — to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare.

hazaj (Polish): hare, jackrabbit

Definitions

  1. hare, jackrabbit

Ancestry of “hazaj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhasehare animal of either sex
2Middle High Germanhase—
3Old High Germanhasohare
4Proto-West Germanichasōhare
5Proto-Germanic*hesôhare
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂s-to lead, teach, educate; grey, hare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hesô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hasō →