Where does “Tórshavn” come from?
Tórshavn (English) comes from Faroese Tórshavn, from Old Norse Þórshǫfn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.
Ancestry of “Tórshavn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | Tórshavn | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Þórshǫfn | Thor's Haven |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |