Where does “haaf” come from?

haaf (Scots) comes from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic habą, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

haaf (Scots): the deep sea beyond coastal waters; the deep-sea...

Definitions

  1. the deep sea beyond coastal waters; the deep-sea...

Ancestry of “haaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehafsea, ocean
2Proto-Germanichabąsea
3Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap-Every word from Proto-Germanic habąEvery word from Old Norse haf