Where does “lánshæfismat” come from?

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

lánshæfismat (Icelandic): credit score evaluation the process of a financial institution evaluating the ability of an applicant to repay a loan

Definitions

  1. credit score evaluation the process of a financial institution evaluating the ability of an applicant to repay a loan

Ancestry of “lánshæfismat”, step by step

lánshæfismat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic lánshæfi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclánshæficredit rating, credit score
2Icelandiclánloan; luck
3Old Norselánloan; luck
4Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Icelandic mát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmátcheckmate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ-Every word from Proto-Germanic laihnąEvery word from Old Norse lán