Where does “hævn” come from?

hævn (Danish) comes from Old Danish hæfnd, from Old Norse hefnd, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.

hævn (Danish): revenge; imperative of hævne

Definitions

  1. revenge; imperative of hævne

Ancestry of “hævn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhæfnd—
2Old Norsehefndrevenge
3Old Norsehefnaavenge

Words derived from “hævn”

Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Norse hefnd →Every word from Old Danish hæfnd →
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