Etymograph

English

Peacehaven

From peace + haven, a 20th century naming around the end of the First World War.

Formed from peace + haven

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- ‘to fasten’

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Latin pāx

Old French pais

Anglo-Norman peis

Middle English pees

English peace

Old English hæfen

Middle English haven

English haven

Today it means

name A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Lewes district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4101).

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

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