{"id":2523,"date":"2023-01-28T14:38:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2023-01-28T15:45:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T15:45:03","slug":"adventures-in-etymology-haven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2523","title":{"rendered":"Adventures in Etymology &#8211; Haven"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Haven\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-28T14:38:13+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we're finding a safe haven and other peaceful places.\n\n\n\nA haven [\u02c8he\u026av\u0259n] is:\n\n \tA harbour or anchorage protected from the sea\n \tA place of safety\n \tA peaceful place\n\nIt comes from Middle English haven(e), from Old English h\u00e6fen [\u02c8...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5578\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2523-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2523-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"haven.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we&#8217;re finding a safe <strong>haven<\/strong> and other peaceful places.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/36066499640\/in\/photolist-CRgQAo-G1HsSe-XyamQc-YSHuZY-ZSCiNy-ZSCqaG-ZTL2Ez-ZXkGr8-26Qm6wK-26T6Lt4-26T7gTg-277yfws-28cVuqB-2nBBPBi-2nBGLwK-2nBGLME-2nBGTN5-2nBGTVe-2nBJeaa-2nBKjkp-2nBKjoL-FWKt4B-WX5eNG-Xzeeg1-ZP4P41-5dB3hq-Xu778C-cAs3Xs-ed8sH9-TcWHvu-TuXdDH-WPjEeM-WPkz7F-Xyakx2-a6Cx1d-edhdir\" title=\"Armadale harbour\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/4411\/36066499640_c324ff130d_z.jpg\" alt=\"Armadale harbour\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/a><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>haven<\/strong> [\u02c8he\u026av\u0259n] is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea<\/li>\n<li>A place of safety<\/li>\n<li>A peaceful place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It comes from Middle English <em>haven(e)<\/em>, from Old English <em>h\u00e6fen<\/em> [\u02c8x\u00e6.fen] (inlet, harbour, port), from Proto-Germanic <em>*hab(a)n\u014d<\/em> [\u02c8x\u0251.\u03b2\u0251.n\u0254\u02d0] (harbour, haven), from PIE <em>*kh\u2082p(\u00f3)neh\u2082<\/em>, from <em>*keh\u2082p-<\/em> (to take, seize, grasp) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/haven#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The English word <strong>abra<\/strong>, which means a narrow mountain pass, was borrowed from Spanish <strong>abra<\/strong> (small bay, inlet, glade, clearing), which comes from French <strong>havre<\/strong> (haven), and comes ultimately from Proto-Germanic <em>*hab(a)n\u014d<\/em> via Middle Dutch, Old Dutch and Proto-West-Germanic, or Old Danish and Old Norse [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/abra#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other words from the same Proto-Germanic roots include <strong>Hafen<\/strong> (harbour, port, haven) in German, <strong>haven<\/strong> (harbour, port) in Dutch, <strong>hamn<\/strong> (harbour) in Swedish, and <strong>havn<\/strong> (harbour, haven) in Danish [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/haban%C5%8D\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the word <strong>heaven<\/strong> doesn\u2019t come from the same roots as <strong>haven<\/strong>. Instead it comes from Middle English <em>heven(e)<\/em> [\u02c8h\u025bv(\u0259)n\u0259] (heaven, the heavens), from Old English <em>heofon<\/em> [\u02c8xe\u035co.fon] (sky, heaven), from Proto-West-Germanic <em>*hebun<\/em> (sky, heaven), the roots of which are uncertain [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/heaven#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>In case you&#8217;re interested, here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=2471\">details of the origins of the word harbour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jM6KhvYoBuQ\">video<\/a> I made of this information:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jM6KhvYoBuQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Video made with <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/37vAg5P\">Doodly<\/a> [afflilate link].<\/p>\n<p>I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>, and I explore etymological connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to this podcast on: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/id1432641094\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/8b1b1d1b-b39e-4277-b28d-479a3b5043b3\/radio-omniglot\">Amazon Music<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\">Stitcher<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Education-Podcasts\/Radio-Omniglot-p1154145\/\">TuneIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.podchaser.com\/podcasts\/radio-omniglot-716327\">Podchaser<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/player.fm\/series\/radio-omniglot\">PlayerFM<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/podtail.com\/da\/podcast\/radio-omniglot\/\">podtail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support this podcast, you can make a donation via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/uk\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_flow&amp;SESSION=aLjPfXL-vP_1gQ_U23Iz8_hSWLlhzLHPMFZrt32dIEfG8htoNFLYaPoWkv8&amp;dispatch=5885d80a13c0db1f8e263663d3faee8def8934b92a630e40b7fef61ab7e9fe63\">PayPal<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/omniglot\">Patreon<\/a>, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/donations.htm\">contribute to Omniglot in other ways<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Adventures in Etymology &amp;#8211; Haven\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-01-28T14:38:13+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this Adventure we're finding a safe haven and other peaceful places.\n\n\n\nA haven [\u02c8he\u026av\u0259n] is:\n\n \tA harbour or anchorage protected from the sea\n \tA place of safety\n \tA peaceful place\n\nIt comes from Middle English haven(e), from Old English h\u00e6fen [\u02c8...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5579\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2523-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=2523-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/etymology\/haven.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"haven.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this Adventure we&#8217;re finding a safe haven and other peaceful places. A haven [\u02c8he\u026av\u0259n] is: A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea A place of safety A peaceful place It comes from Middle English haven(e), from Old English h\u00e6fen [\u02c8x\u00e6.fen] (inlet, harbour, port), from Proto-Germanic *hab(a)n\u014d [\u02c8x\u0251.\u03b2\u0251.n\u0254\u02d0] (harbour, haven), from PIE *kh\u2082p(\u00f3)neh\u2082, from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[98,31,47,20,56,23,24,4,142,58,131,55,64,1,57,59,119,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures-in-etymology","category-danish","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-german","category-language","category-middle-dutch-dietsc","category-middle-english","category-old-dutch","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-old-norse-dnsk-tunga","category-podcast","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-proto-west-germanic","category-swedish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2523"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions\/2529"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}