osier

Meaning

1. (countable, masculine) osier (tree)
2. (masculine, uncountable) wicker
3. (masculine) willow

Concepts

wicker

osier

willow

vitex

wickerwork

wattle

willow tree

Synonyms

saule

svelte

Translations

vime

mimbre

vímet

teenwilg

vimine

vetrice

λυγαριά

vimini

vinco

katwilg

vimeiro

Weidenrute

salice

από λυγαριά

Pronounced as (IPA)

/o.zje/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: osier

Cognate with Low German: Halster

Cognate with Breton: aoz

In summary

Inherited from Old French osier, hosier, hosyere (compare Medieval Latin ausēria (“willow-bed”)), from Frankish *halster (compare Low German Halster, Hilster (“bay willow”)), according to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“brownish, red”) or *h₂élis- (“alder”).
Alternatively from Medieval Latin ausēria (“willow-bed”), from Gaulish *awesā (“riverbed”) (compare Breton aoz (“riverbed”)), from Proto-Celtic *auos (“river”) (presumably related to Proto-Germanic *ahwō), which could also be present in the French place name Avoise.