Where does “havskilpadde” come from?

havskilpadde (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.

havskilpadde (Norwegian Bokmål): a turtle

Definitions

  1. a turtle

Ancestry of “havskilpadde”, step by step

havskilpadde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål håv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhåvhand net
2Old Norseháfrnet
3Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
4Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

via Norwegian Bokmål skilpadde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskilpaddea turtle
2Low Germanschiltpadde—
3Low Germanschiltshield
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ →