Etymology Explorer › Old Swedish

Where does “hamn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hamn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hamn”

  • hamina
  • hamn
  • lufthamn
  • hamna
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