Where does “haai” come from?
haai (Dutch) comes from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah, from Old English hām, from Proto-West Germanic haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz — to be lying down; to settle.
haai (Dutch): A shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...
Definitions
- A shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...
Ancestry of “haai”, step by step
haai traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Vietnamese hái
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese | hái | to pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later... |
| 2 | English | Hi | a short form of Hiram |
| 3 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 4 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 5 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 6 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |
via Middle Dutch haey
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | haey | — |
via Middle Dutch haeye
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | haeye | — |