Where does “haven” come from?

haven (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hafen, from Proto-Germanic *habanu, from Proto-Germanic habnō, from Proto-Indo-European kopno-.

haven (West Frisian): harbour; haven, refuge

Definitions

  1. harbour; haven, refuge

Ancestry of “haven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhafen
2Proto-Germanic*habanu
3Proto-Germanichabnōharbour, haven; harvour, haven
4Proto-Indo-Europeankopno-

Words derived from “haven

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kopno-Every word from Proto-Germanic habnōEvery word from Proto-Germanic *habanu