Where does “hafnabolti” come from?

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

hafnabolti (Icelandic): baseball

Definitions

  1. baseball

Ancestry of “hafnabolti”, step by step

hafnabolti 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 bolti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicboltiball
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habnō →Every word from Old Norse hǫfn →