Hafen.
harbour/harbor; port; haven
Meaning & usage
harbour/harbor; port; haven
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *habanu Old Saxon *havana Middle Low German havenebor. Middle High German habeneder. ▲ Middle Low German haveneinflu. German Hafen From Middle Low German havene. The word was already borrowed into Middle High German habene; the modern form with -f- is a later adaptation once again based on the Middle Low German form. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *habnō. Cognate to Dutch haven and English haven.
pot
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German haven m, from Old High German hafan m (“pot”). Compare German heben.
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