Etymograph

English

Gjoa Haven

Gjoa Haven comes from Norwegian Gjøahavn.

  1. NorwegianmodernGjøahavn
  2. EnglishtodayGjoa Haven

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. NorwegianmodernGjøahavn
  2. EnglishtodayGjoa Haven

The story

Coined by Roald Amundsen's expedition.

Today it means

name A hamlet in King William Island, Kitikmeot Region, Nunavut, Canada.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Norwegian Gjøahavn / Gjoa Haven