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Where does “habanu” come from?

habanu (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

habanu (Proto-West Germanic): harbour, haven

Definitions

  1. harbour, haven

Ancestry of “habanu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “habanu”

  • Hayes
  • haven
  • haue
  • han
  • haw
  • Brookhaven
  • to've
  • haven't
  • abra
  • hawfinch
  • havenae
  • will've
  • haveless
  • possumhaw
  • mightn't've
  • havable
  • havenage
  • can haz
  • tax haven
  • have reason
  • 've
  • mustn't've
  • have the biscuit
  • abras
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