Where does “Karlshafen” come from?

Karlshafen (German) comes from German Hafen, from Middle High German haven, from Old High German hafan, from Welsh hafn, from Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

Ancestry of “Karlshafen”, step by step

Karlshafen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hafen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHafenharbour/harbor; port; haven; pot
2Middle High Germanhavenpot
3Old High Germanhafanpot
4Welshhafngap, pass, cleft
5Old Englishhæfeninlet; harbour, port
6Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
7Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
8Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

via German Karl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarl—
2German-chennowadays the most common suffix to create a...
3Middle High German-echen—

Words derived from “Karlshafen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →