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

Definitions

  1. buck

Ancestry of “hafur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseháfrnet
2Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ →