Where does “geimhöfn” come from?

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

geimhöfn (Icelandic): space station

Definitions

  1. space station

Ancestry of “geimhöfn”, step by step

geimhöfn 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 geimur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgeimurspace, outer space; a large, empty space
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habnō →Every word from Old Norse hǫfn →