Where does “hafur” come from?
hafur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse háfr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
hafur (Icelandic): buck
Ancestry of “hafur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | háfr | net |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hafraz | he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |