Where does “Hafrsfjǫrðr” come from?

Hafrsfjǫrðr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse fjǫrðr, from Proto-Norse ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ, from Proto-Germanic ferþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Hafrsfjǫrðr (Old Norse): Hafrsfjord (fjord in Norway)

Definitions

  1. Hafrsfjord (fjord in Norway)

Ancestry of “Hafrsfjǫrðr”, step by step

Hafrsfjǫrðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse fjǫrðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsefjǫrðrfirth, fjord
2Proto-Norseᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicferþuzinlet, fjord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old Norse háfr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseháfrnet
2Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

Words derived from “Hafrsfjǫrðr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →