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

Definitions

  1. hand net

Ancestry of “håv”, step by step

håv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse háfr

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

via Old Norse haf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehafsea, ocean
2Proto-Germanichabąsea
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “håv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ →