Where does “Copenhagen” come from?
Copenhagen is the English form of German Kopenhagen, which derives from Danish København, originally meaning "merchants' harbor" from Old Norse kaupmanna "of merchants" and havn "harbor."
Copenhagen (English): A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs
Definitions
- A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs
Ancestry of “Copenhagen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | Kopenhagen | — |
| 2 | Danish | København | Copenhagen |
| 3 | Old Danish | Køpmannæhafn | Copenhagen |
| 4 | Old Danish | hafn | harbour, port |
| 5 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |