Where does “havre” come from?

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

havre (French): harbour / harbor; haven

Definitions

  1. harbour / harbor; haven

Ancestry of “havre”, step by step

havre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch havene

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

via Old Danish hafn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhafnharbour, port
2Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven

Words derived from “havre”

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