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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”

  • Hayes
  • haven
  • haue
  • han
  • haw
  • Brookhaven
  • to've
  • haven't
  • hawfinch
  • havenae
  • will've
  • haveless
  • possumhaw
  • mightn't've
  • havable
  • havenage
  • can haz
  • tax haven
  • have reason
  • 've
  • mustn't've
  • have the biscuit
  • havigi
  • kunhavi
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