Where does “håv” come from?
håv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse háfr, from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.
håv (Norwegian Bokmål): hand net
Ancestry of “håv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | háfr | net |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hafraz | he-goat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kápros | he-goat, billy goat |