Where does “Makrelenhai” come from?

Makrelenhai (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.

Makrelenhai (German): mackerel shark

Definitions

  1. mackerel shark

Ancestry of “Makrelenhai”, step by step

Makrelenhai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hai

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

via German makrēle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmakrēlemackerel
2Middle High Germanmakrēle
3Middle Low Germanmakkerēle
4Middle Dutchmakereel
5Old Frenchmaquerelmackerel
6Middle Dutchmakelare
7Low GermanmakenTo make
8Middle Low Germanmāken
9Old Saxonmakōnto make
10Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
11Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
12Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey-