Where does “börshaj” come from?
börshaj (Swedish) comes from Swedish haj, 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.
börshaj (Swedish): a (major, successful) investor on the stock market
Definitions
- a (major, successful) investor on the stock market
Ancestry of “börshaj”, step by step
börshaj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish haj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | haj | 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 |
via Swedish börs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | börs | stock market, stock exchange, bourse; purse, a... |
| 2 | Dutch | beurs | A purse, both as object or capital; Various... |
| 3 | French | bourse | purse; money; financial grant |
| 4 | Italian | borsa | bag, handbag, purse, briefcase; scholarship,... |
| 5 | Latin | bursa | oxhide, animal skin; purse, especially one made... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | βύρσα | the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin... |