Where does “hasselnöt” come from?

hasselnöt (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.

hasselnöt (Swedish): a hazelnut

Definitions

  1. a hazelnut

Ancestry of “hasselnöt”, step by step

hasselnöt 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 nöt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnötnut, a hard-shelled seed; a difficult problem;...
2Old Swedishnutnut
3Old Norsehnotnut
4Proto-Germanichnutsnut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “hasselnöt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koselos →Every word from Proto-Celtic koslos →Every word from Proto-Germanic *haslaz →