English
haslet
Haslet comes from Anglo-Norman hastilet ‘roast meat’, and goes back to Latin hasta ‘spear’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhasta‘spear’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400hastilet‘roast meat’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hastelet‘a chunk of roasting meat’
- Englishearliest quotation 1914haslet
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEhasta‘spear’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400hastilet‘roast meat’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hastelet‘a chunk of roasting meat’
- Englishearliest quotation 1914haslet
Earliest quotation: 1914, Gesine Lemcke, European and American cuisine: “Shortly before serving lay the haslet on a warm…”
Linked words
through Latin hasta ‘spear’
Today it means
noun The internal organs of an animal, especially the heart and liver of a pig.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin hasta / haslet