Where does “Svartehavet” come from?

Svartehavet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål håv, from Old Norse háfr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

Svartehavet (Norwegian Bokmål): the Black Sea (an inland sea between southeastern Europe, Caucasus and Asia Minor)

Definitions

  1. the Black Sea (an inland sea between southeastern Europe, Caucasus and Asia Minor)

Ancestry of “Svartehavet”, step by step

Svartehavet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål håv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhåvhand net
2Old Norseháfrnet
3Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
4Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

via Norwegian Bokmål svart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...
2Norwegian Nynorsksvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes; past...
3Old Norsesvartrblack
4Proto-Germanicswartazblack
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ →