Where does “Lachshai” come from?
Lachshai (German) comes from German Hai, 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.
Lachshai (German): salmon shark
Definitions
- salmon shark
Ancestry of “Lachshai”, step by step
Lachshai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hai | shark |
| 2 | Dutch | haai | A shark, fish of the superorder Selachimorpha; A... |
| 3 | Vietnamese | hái | to pluck a plant or piece of fruit for later... |
| 4 | English | Hi | a short form of Hiram |
| 5 | English | high | Elevated, extending above a base or average... |
| 6 | Middle English | heigh | high; Alternative form of hey; Alternative form... |
| 7 | Old English | hēah | high, tall, lofty, high-class, exalted, sublime,... |
| 8 | Old English | hām | home; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | haim | home |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |