haven

Meaning

Noun

1. (dated) A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
2. A safe place.
3. A peaceful or tranquil place.

Verb

To put into, or provide with a haven.

Verb

plural simple present of have

Synonyms

harbour

port

refuge

shelter

harbor

asylum

sanctuary

seaport

dock

anchorage

oasis

retreat

wharf

nook

patience

place of refuge

hotbed

port of distress

port of refuge

postage

quayside

recourse

harbour of refuge

resort

harborage

chamber

berth

snuggery

safehold

refuge harbor

house

🏠

sheltering harbor

inlet

moorage

Translations

abri

havre

λιμάνι

refugio

asile

port

haven

puerto

καταφύγιο

refúgio

refuge

porto

Hafen

asilo

rifugio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈheɪvən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: haven

Inherited from Old English: hæfen

Cognate with Dutch: haven

Cognate with German: Hafen

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Danish: havn

Cognate with Swedish: hamn

Cognate with Old English: hæf

Cognate with Middle Low German: haf

Cognate with Old Norse: haf

Cognate with German: Haff

Cognate with Old Irish: cúan

In summary

From Middle English haven, havene, from Old English hæfen (“haven; harbour; port”), from Proto-West Germanic *habanu, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Norwegian/Danish havn, Swedish hamn, French havre), from Proto-Germanic *habą (“sea”) (compare Old English hæf, Middle Low German haf, Old Norse haf (“sea”), German Haff (“bay or lagoon behind a spit”), perhaps, in the sense of "heaving sea", etymologically identical with Old Norse haf (“heaving, lifting, uplift, elevation”), derived from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (“to lift, heave”)), or from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pnós (compare Old Irish cúan (“harbor, recess, haven”)). Doublet of abra.