hav

Norwegian

noun-n1
Definitions
  • ocean or sea often incorporated into the proper names of seas and oceans with the suffix -havet

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse haf (sea, lifting, ocean, elevation, uplift, heaving) inherited from Proto-Germanic *habą (sea) derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*keh₂p-

Gloss

seize, grasp, take, catch, grab, stick to, hold

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