Where does “hǫfn” come from?

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

hǫfn (Old Norse): port, harbor, haven

Definitions

  1. port, harbor, haven

Ancestry of “hǫfn”, step by step

hǫfn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic habnō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
2Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—

via Proto-Germanic habanō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichabanōharbour, haven
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂póneh₂—

Words derived from “hǫfn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habnō →