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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *habanō.
Noun
*habanu f
- harbour, haven
Inflection
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Singular
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*habanu
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| Genitive
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*habanā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*habanu
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*habanō
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| Accusative
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*habanā
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*habanā
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| Genitive
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*habanā
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*habanō
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| Dative
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*habanē
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*habanōm, *habanum
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| Instrumental
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*habanu
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*habanōm, *habanum
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Descendants
- Old English: hæfen, hæfene (possibly a loanword from Old Norse)
- Old Frisian: *hafen, *haven
- Saterland Frisian: Hauenge, Hoawen (possibly loaned from Low German)
- West Frisian: haven
- Old Saxon: *havana; *havan m
- Middle Low German: hāvene, hāven f or m
- German Low German: Haven
- → Middle High German: habene f (also m?)
- German: Hafen m (under direct Middle Low German influence)
- Luxembourgish: Hafen
- Yiddish: האַוון m (havn)
- Old Dutch: *havana