Where does “haven” come from?

haven (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hafan, from Welsh hafn, from Old English hæfen, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

haven (Middle High German): pot

Definitions

  1. pot

Ancestry of “haven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhafanpot
2Welshhafngap, pass, cleft
3Old Englishhæfeninlet; harbour, port
4Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
5Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
6Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

Words derived from “haven”

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