Where does “háfr” come from?

háfr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

háfr (Old Norse): net

Definitions

  1. net

Ancestry of “háfr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “háfr

Every word from Proto-Indo-European káprosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hafrazEvery word from Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦ