Where does “stýrivextir” come from?
stýrivextir (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stýra, from Old Norse stýra, from Proto-Germanic stiurijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
stýrivextir (Icelandic): policy interest rate, policy rate, key interest rate (the interest rate set by the central bank for the purpose of inflation targeting)
Definitions
- policy interest rate, policy rate, key interest rate (the interest rate set by the central bank for the purpose of inflation targeting)
Ancestry of “stýrivextir”, step by step
stýrivextir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic stýra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | stýra | to steer; to control, govern; to govern |
| 2 | Old Norse | stýra | to steer |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Icelandic vextir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | vextir | — |