English
haaf
Haaf comes from Old Norse haf ‘the sea’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *habą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habąreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350haf‘the sea’
- Englishearliest quotation 1822haaf
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*habąreconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350haf‘the sea’
- Englishearliest quotation 1822haaf
Earliest quotation: 1822, Walter Scott, The Pirate. […]: “The banks to which they repair for the haaf…”
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *habą
Today it means
noun the open sea, especially as a place to fish
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *habą / haaf