Where does “havana” come from?

havana (Old Dutch) comes from Frankish habanu, from Proto-Germanic habanō, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂póneh₂.

Ancestry of “havana”, step by step

havana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish habanu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhabanuharbour, haven
2Proto-Germanichabanōharbour, haven
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂póneh₂—

via Proto-Germanic habnō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
2Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

Words derived from “havana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂póneh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic habanō →Every word from Frankish habanu →