Where does “Finanzkrise” come from?
Finanzkrise (German) comes from German finanz, from French finance, from Middle French finance, from Middle French finer, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
Finanzkrise (German): financial crisis
Definitions
- financial crisis
Ancestry of “Finanzkrise”, step by step
Finanzkrise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German finanz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | finanz | finance |
| 2 | French | finance | finance |
| 3 | Middle French | finance | — |
| 4 | Middle French | finer | to finish |
| 5 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 6 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 7 | Latin | fīnis | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |
via German Krise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krise | crisis |
| 2 | Latin | crisis | crisis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |