Where does “förlagslån” come from?
förlagslån (Swedish) comes from Swedish lån, from Old Swedish län, from Middle Low German lēn, from Old Norse lén, from Middle Low German lehen, from Proto-Germanic laihną, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
förlagslån (Swedish): subordinated debenture, subordinated loan
Definitions
- subordinated debenture, subordinated loan
Ancestry of “förlagslån”, step by step
förlagslån traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lån
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lån | loan |
| 2 | Old Swedish | län | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lēn | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | lén | fief, fee; royal grant or emoulement; royal... |
| 5 | Middle Low German | lehen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laihną | that which is lent, loan; fief |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
via Swedish förlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | förlag | an investment, an expense, a kind of business enterprise where a large one-time production cost is financed upfront, by a förläggare, resulting in a store supply, upplag, which is later sold a piece over an extended time to regain the investment; typically applied to shipping and to book publishing, |