Etymology

hazelnut

haz·el·nut
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Today it means: The fruit of the hazel, especially of species Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially. Full definition →

Middle English haselnote ← Old English hæselhnutu
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhæselhnutu“hazelnut”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhaselnote
  3. English todayhazelnut

Equivalent to hazel + nut; from Middle English haselnote, from Old English hæselhnutu (“hazelnut”). Cognate with West Frisian hazzenút (“hazelnut”), Saterland Frisian Hoaselnuute (“hazelnut”), Dutch hazelnoot, German Haselnuss.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.