Where does “sildehaj” come from?

sildehaj (Danish) comes from Danish haj, from Dutch haai, from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām — to be lying down; to settle.

sildehaj (Danish): porbeagle

Definitions

  1. porbeagle

Ancestry of “sildehaj”, step by step

sildehaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish haj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhajshark
2DutchhaaiA shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...
3Vietnameseháito pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later...
4EnglishHia short form of Hiram
5EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
6Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
7Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
8Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
9Proto-West Germanichaimhome
10Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

via Danish sild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsildherring; a young, attractive woman
2Old Norsesíldherring
3Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymosEvery word from Proto-Germanic haimaz