Where does “vestanhafs” come from?

vestanhafs (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic haf, from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

vestanhafs (Icelandic): in the United States (or, less commonly, also Canada)

Definitions

  1. in the United States (or, less commonly, also Canada)

Ancestry of “vestanhafs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichafocean, sea
2Old Norsehafsea, ocean
3Proto-Germanichabąsea
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habą →Every word from Old Norse haf →