Where does “Risikostreuung” come from?
Risikostreuung (German) comes from German Streuung, from German streuen, from Middle High German ströuwen, from Old High German strewen, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.
Risikostreuung (German): risk diversification, spreading of risk the strategy of distributing investments or business activities across different areas to minimize the impact of a single failure
Definitions
- risk diversification, spreading of risk the strategy of distributing investments or business activities across different areas to minimize the impact of a single failure
Ancestry of “Risikostreuung”, step by step
Risikostreuung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Streuung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Streuung | scattering |
| 2 | German | streuen | to strew, to scatter, to sprinkle; to spread |
| 3 | Middle High German | ströuwen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | strewen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strawjaną | to strew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strowéyeti | to strew, to disperse; to spawn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |