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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

  1. A shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...

Ancestry of “haai”, step by step

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

Words derived from “haai”

  • Hundshai
  • Hai
  • Hammerhai
  • Requiemhai
  • Zebrahai
  • Leopardenhai
  • Engelhai
  • Zitronenhai
  • Haifisch
  • haineväkeitto
  • härkähai
  • valkopilkkahai
  • grönlanninhai
  • australiansarvihai
  • haibarbi
  • hait
  • hai
  • haimonni
  • seeprahai
  • leopardihai
  • hapanhai
  • haivene
  • seeprasarvihai
  • korttihai
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