Where does “hævner” come from?

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

hævner (Danish): an avenger

Definitions

  1. an avenger

Ancestry of “hævner”, step by step

hævner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hævne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhævnetake revenge, avenge
2Old Danishhæfnæ—
3Old Norsehefnaavenge

via Danish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danisherpresent of være; are
Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Danish hæfnæ →Every word from Danish hævne →