Where does “havenhoofd” come from?

havenhoofd (Dutch) comes from Dutch haven, from Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch havana, from Frankish habanu, from Proto-Germanic habanō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂póneh₂.

havenhoofd (Dutch): jetty, a pier near a harbour

Definitions

  1. jetty, a pier near a harbour

Ancestry of “havenhoofd”, step by step

havenhoofd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch haven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhavenharbour; port
2Middle Dutchhavene—
3Old Dutchhavana—
4Frankishhabanuharbour, haven
5Proto-Germanichabanōharbour, haven
6Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂póneh₂—

via Dutch hoofd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoofdhead
2Middle Dutchhôvethead
3Old Dutchhōvithead
4Proto-West Germanic*haubud—
5Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
6Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

Words derived from “havenhoofd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂póneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic habanō →Every word from Frankish habanu →