Where does “hasselmus” come from?

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

hasselmus (Swedish): a dormouse

Definitions

  1. a dormouse

Ancestry of “hasselmus”, step by step

hasselmus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hassel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhasselhazel
2Old Swedishhæsli—
3Old Norseheslihazel-wood; hazel-tree
4Proto-Germanic*hasliją—
5Proto-Germanic*haslazhazel
6Proto-Celtickosloshazel
7Proto-Indo-Europeankoseloshazel

via Swedish mus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmusmouse; small rodent of the genus "Mus";...
2Old Swedishmūsmouse
3Old Norsemús—
4Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz →