Where does “styrränta” come from?
styrränta (Swedish) comes from Swedish styra, from Old Swedish stȳra, 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.
styrränta (Swedish): central bank policy rate
Definitions
- central bank policy rate
Ancestry of “styrränta”, step by step
styrränta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish styra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | styra | govern, rule, control; steer, navigate, direct |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stȳra | to steer, to guide, to direct |
| 3 | Old Norse | stýra | to steer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stiurijaną | to direct, steer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish ränta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ränta | an interest, a rent, a yield, a pension; guts |