Where does “Haff” come from?

Haff (German) comes from Middle Low German haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

Haff (German): a bay or lagoon behind a spit

Definitions

  1. a bay or lagoon behind a spit

Ancestry of “Haff”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhaf—
2Proto-Germanichabąsea
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “Haff”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habą →Every word from Middle Low German haf →