Where does “hæfen” come from?

hæfen (Old English) comes from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

hæfen (Old English): inlet; harbour, port

Definitions

  1. inlet; harbour, port

Ancestry of “hæfen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hæfen”

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