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.
Ancestry of “Svartehavet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | håv | hand net |
| 2 | Old Norse | háfr | net |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hafraz | he-goat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |