Where does “Hafnia” come from?

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

Hafnia (Translingual): genus|i=1|the single species Hafnia alvei, a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commensal in humans and normally harmless}}

Definitions

  1. genus|i=1|the single species Hafnia alvei, a gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commensal in humans and normally harmless}}

Ancestry of “Hafnia”, 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 →