Where does “hævne” come from?

hævne (Danish) comes from Old Danish hæfnæ, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.

hævne (Danish): take revenge, avenge

Definitions

  1. take revenge, avenge

Ancestry of “hævne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhæfnæ—
2Old Norsehefnaavenge

Words derived from “hævne”

Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Danish hæfnæ →