Where does “lánshæfi” come from?

lánshæfi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic lán, from Old Norse lán, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

lánshæfi (Icelandic): credit rating, credit score

Definitions

  1. credit rating, credit score

Ancestry of “lánshæfi”, step by step

lánshæfi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclánloan; luck
2Old Norselánloan; luck
3Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Icelandic hæfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichæfithat which is appropriate

Words derived from “lánshæfi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laihną →Every word from Old Norse lán →