• @someguy3
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    1 month ago

    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.

    • @[email protected]
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      71 month ago

      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.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 month ago

      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.

    • @werefreeatlast
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      21 month ago

      Hey hey is a great name for a boat snack chicken.

    • misty
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      21 month ago

      I knew that already because it is a Rammstein song.