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Where does “Þórshǫfn” come from?

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

Þórshǫfn (Old Norse): Thor's Haven

Definitions

  1. Thor's Haven

Ancestry of “Þórshǫfn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Þórshǫfn”

  • Tórshavn
  • Tórshavn
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