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Where does “haivene” come from?

haivene (Finnish) comes from Finnish hai, 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.

haivene (Finnish): A type of one-design, sloop-rigged keelboat...

Definitions

  1. A type of one-design, sloop-rigged keelboat...

Ancestry of “haivene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaishark; high card
2Swedishhajshark
3DutchhaaiA shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A...
4Vietnameseháito pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later...
5EnglishHi—
6EnglishhighElevated, extending above a base or average...
7Middle Englishheighhigh; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form...
8Old Englishhēahhigh, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,...
9Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
10Proto-West Germanichaimhome
11Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
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