Where does “Thorshavn” come from?

Thorshavn (Danish) comes from Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

Thorshavn (Danish): Tórshavn

Definitions

  1. Tórshavn

Ancestry of “Thorshavn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseTórshavn
2Old NorseÞórshǫfnThor's Haven
3Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
4Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
5Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-

Words derived from “Thorshavn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno-Every word from Proto-Germanic habnōEvery word from Old Norse hǫfn
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