Where does “hafnium” come from?

hafnium (Slovak) comes from Latin Hafnia, from Old Danish hafn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

hafnium (Slovak): hafnium

Definitions

  1. hafnium

Ancestry of “hafnium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinHafniaCopenhagen
2Old Danishhafnharbour, port
3Old Norsehǫfnport, harbor, haven
4Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
5Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic habnō →Every word from Old Norse hǫfn →