Where does “havn” come from?

havn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish havn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

havn (Norwegian Bokmål): a harbour, haven, port; imperative of havne

Definitions

  1. a harbour, haven, port; imperative of havne

Ancestry of “havn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhavnharbour, haven
2Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
3Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
4Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

Words derived from “havn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habnō →Every word from Old Norse hǫfn →