Where does “levensverzekering” come from?
levensverzekering (Dutch) comes from Dutch verzekering, from Dutch verzekeren, from Dutch zeker, from Middle Dutch sēker, from Old Dutch sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē- — six.
levensverzekering (Dutch): life insurance
Definitions
- life insurance
Ancestry of “levensverzekering”, step by step
levensverzekering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verzekering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verzekering | insurance; assurance, act of assuring, something... |
| 2 | Dutch | verzekeren | to assure; to insure |
| 3 | Dutch | zeker | certain, sure; confident, secure; confirmed |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | sēker | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | sikur | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 7 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Dutch leven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | leven | to live; life |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lēven | to live, to be alive |
| 3 | Old Dutch | libben | to live |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |