Where does “Køpmannæhafn” come from?

Køpmannæhafn (Old Danish) comes from Old Danish hafn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

Køpmannæhafn (Old Danish): Copenhagen

Definitions

  1. Copenhagen

Ancestry of “Køpmannæhafn”, step by step

Køpmannæhafn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Danish hafn

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

via Old Danish Kaupmannahǫfn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old DanishKaupmannahǫfn—

Words derived from “Køpmannæhafn”

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