Where does “havgåande” come from?

havgåande (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gåande, from Norwegian Nynorsk gå, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

havgåande (Norwegian Nynorsk): ocean-going, seagoing

Definitions

  1. ocean-going, seagoing

Ancestry of “havgåande”, step by step

havgåande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gåande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgåandewalkable; operational; a pedestrian
2Norwegian Nynorskgåwalk, go
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

via Norwegian Nynorsk hav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhavocean or sea
2Old Norsehafsea, ocean
3Proto-Germanichabąsea
4Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →