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minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·edit-22 个月前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.
minus-squareVonReposti@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 个月前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.
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 个月前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.
minus-squarewerefreeatlast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 个月前Hey hey is a great name for a boat snack chicken.
minus-squaremisty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 个月前I 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.
Hai
HAI PAL!
Hello there!
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?
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”
Hey hey is a great name for a boat snack chicken.
I knew that already because it is a Rammstein song.