Where does “fríhöfn” come from?

fríhöfn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic höfn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

fríhöfn (Icelandic): duty-free area

Definitions

  1. duty-free area

Ancestry of “fríhöfn”, step by step

fríhöfn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic höfn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichöfnharbor, port
2Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
3Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
4Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

via Icelandic frí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfrívacation, holiday; free
2Old Norsefrjáto free; to love; to love
3Proto-Germanicfrijōnąto love; to free; to like
4Proto-Indo-Europeanprāy-to like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habnō →Every word from Old Norse hǫfn →