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minus-squareTheTechnician27@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-22 days agoAccording to Wiktionary, the etymology of “shark” beyond Middle English is unknown – and even there, we only see it once in 1442. Edit: the Online Etymology Dictionary has more.
minus-squareYoSoySnekBoi@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 days agoI like the theory that the word is made to look like the animal. The s is the face, the h is the fin, and the k is the tail: shark. I’m sure that’s not actually true but it is fun lol
According to Wiktionary, the etymology of “shark” beyond Middle English is unknown – and even there, we only see it once in 1442.
Edit: the Online Etymology Dictionary has more.
I like the theory that the word is made to look like the animal. The s is the face, the h is the fin, and the k is the tail: shark. I’m sure that’s not actually true but it is fun lol