Etymology Explorer
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Where does “haven” come from?
haven (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.
Ancestry of “haven”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
habnō
harbour, haven; harvour, haven
2
Proto-Indo-European
kopno-
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