Where does “hemn” come from?

hemn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hefnd, from Old Norse hefna — avenge.

hemn (Norwegian Nynorsk): revenge

Definitions

  1. revenge

Ancestry of “hemn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehefndrevenge
2Old Norsehefnaavenge
Every word from Old Norse hefna →Every word from Old Norse hefnd →