Where does “hamn” come from?
hamn (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hamn, from Old Norse hǫfn, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.
hamn (Swedish): port
Ancestry of “hamn”, step by step
hamn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Swedish hamn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | hamn | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫfn | port, harbor, haven |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | habnō | harbour, haven; harvour, haven |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kopno- | — |
via Old Norse hamr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hamr | skin, slough hleypa hǫmum ― to cast the slough;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hamô | cover, skin; clothes, skirt, fishnet; harness,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
Words derived from “hamn”