Where does “Arktiske Hav” come from?

Arktiske Hav (Danish) comes from Danish hav, from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Arktiske Hav (Danish): the Arctic Ocean

Definitions

  1. the Arctic Ocean

Ancestry of “Arktiske Hav”, step by step

Arktiske Hav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhavsea, ocean; multitude, large amount; imperative...
2Old Norsehafsea, ocean
3Proto-Germanichabąsea
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

via Danish arktisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanisharktiskArctic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habą →Every word from Old Norse haf →
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