Where does “hamn” come from?

hamn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

hamn (Norwegian Nynorsk): port, harbour; imperative of hamna

Definitions

  1. port, harbour; imperative of hamna

Ancestry of “hamn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hamn”

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