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minus-squareBarqsHasBite@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-22 days agoMust know the German name. Brb. *Hai or haifisch. Early 17th century, from Dutch haai, from Middle Dutch haey (15th c.), from Old Norse hár, há- (“shark”). Nothing so interesting I guess.
minus-squareVonReposti@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoIf you wanna say “hello shark!” in Danish you’ll say “hej haj!” Good thing we don’t have sharks in Danish waters otherwise it’ll become pretty awkward when you greet someone at the beach.
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 day agoI love these etymologies where it’s just “this word comes from a similar sounding word with the same meaning.” Who would have guessed. Me. I would have guessed.
minus-squareaoidenpa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoI knew that already because it is a Rammstein song.
Must know the German name. Brb.
*Hai or haifisch. Early 17th century, from Dutch haai, from Middle Dutch haey (15th c.), from Old Norse hár, há- (“shark”).
Nothing so interesting I guess.
If you wanna say “hello shark!” in Danish you’ll say “hej haj!”
Good thing we don’t have sharks in Danish waters otherwise it’ll become pretty awkward when you greet someone at the beach.
BLÅhaj?
Hai
HAI PAL!
Hello there!
I love these etymologies where it’s just “this word comes from a similar sounding word with the same meaning.” Who would have guessed.
Me. I would have guessed.
Shark: “Hai~ <3”
I knew that already because it is a Rammstein song.