Where does “anløpshavn” come from?
anløpshavn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål havn, from Danish havn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.
anløpshavn (Norwegian Bokmål): a port of call
Ancestry of “anløpshavn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | havn | a harbour, haven, port; imperative of havne |
| 2 | Danish | havn | harbour, haven |
| 3 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |