Where does “credit spread” come from?

credit spread (English) comes from English spread, from English read, from Middle English reden, from Old English rǣdan, from Proto-West Germanic rādan, from Proto-Germanic rēdaną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

credit spread (English): extra interest charged to borrowers with a bad...

Definitions

  1. extra interest charged to borrowers with a bad...

Ancestry of “credit spread”, step by step

credit spread traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spread

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspreadTo stretch out, open out so that it more fully...
2EnglishreadTo look at and interpret letters or other...
3Middle Englishredento counsel, advise; to study; to read
4Old Englishrǣdanto read, interpret; to counsel, advise; plot,...
5Proto-West Germanicrādanto advise, counsel, help; to devise, decide,...
6Proto-Germanicrēdanąto decide, advise
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English credit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreditTo believe; to put credence in; To add to an...
2Middle Frenchcréditbelief, trust
3Latincrēdituma loan
4Latincrēdōto believe, to trust in, to give credence to
5Proto-Italickrezdōto believe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱred dʰeh₁-to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-