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Where does “havene” come from?

havene (Middle English) comes from Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

Ancestry of “havene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhæfeninlet; harbour, port
2Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
3Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
4Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

Words derived from “havene”

  • haven
  • Brookhaven
  • tax haven
  • havenage
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