Where does “Blåhaj” come from?
Blåhaj (English) comes from Swedish blåhaj, from Swedish haj, from Dutch haai, from Vietnamese hái, from English Hi, from English high, from Middle English heigh, from Old English hēah — to be lying down; to settle.
Blåhaj (English): A plush toy in the form of a shark, especially one manufactured by the Swedish company IKEA
Definitions
- A plush toy in the form of a shark, especially one manufactured by the Swedish company IKEA
Ancestry of “Blåhaj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blåhaj | blue shark, Prionace glauca |
| 2 | Swedish | haj | shark |
| 3 | Dutch | haai | A shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A... |
| 4 | Vietnamese | hái | to pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later... |
| 5 | English | Hi | a short form of Hiram |
| 6 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 7 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 8 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 9 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |