Where does “blåhaj” come from?
blåhaj (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.
blåhaj (Swedish): blue shark, Prionace glauca
Definitions
- blue shark, Prionace glauca
Ancestry of “blåhaj”, step by step
blåhaj 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 blå
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | blå | blue; of or pertaining to conservatives or... |
| 2 | Swedish | trä | wood; a tree; Short for slagträ |
| 3 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 5 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |