Haven Definition

hāvən
havens
noun
havens
A port; harbor.
Webster's New World
Any sheltered, safe place; refuge.
Webster's New World
verb
To provide a haven for.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Haven

  • Old English hæfen, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Danish/Norwegian havn), from haban 'sea' (compare Old English hæf, German Haff 'gulf', Danish hav), or from Proto-Indo-European *kopno- (compare Irish cúan 'harbor, recess, haven').

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English hæfen kap- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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