Where does “direktavkastning” come from?
direktavkastning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avkastning, from Swedish kasta, from Old Swedish kasta, from Old Norse kasta, from Proto-Germanic kastōną, from Proto-Germanic kas- — to throw; bring up; toss.
direktavkastning (Swedish): dividend yield the annual dividend payment divided by the current share price, expressed as a percentage
Definitions
- dividend yield the annual dividend payment divided by the current share price, expressed as a percentage
Ancestry of “direktavkastning”, step by step
direktavkastning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish avkastning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | avkastning | yield (of a crop), profit, gain, interest (of a capital), return, increase, fruit |
| 2 | Swedish | kasta | to throw; make an object fly through the air; to... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kasta | to throw, cast |
| 4 | Old Norse | kasta | to cast, to throw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kastōną | to throw |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kas- | to throw; bring up; toss |
via Swedish direkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | direkt | direct; direct, frank, outspoken; immediate |