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Where does “lijfrenteverzekering” come from?

lijfrenteverzekering (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.

lijfrenteverzekering (Dutch): annuity

Definitions

  1. annuity

Ancestry of “lijfrenteverzekering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverzekeringinsurance; assurance, act of assuring, something...
2Dutchverzekerento assure; to insure
3Dutchzekercertain, sure; confident, secure; confirmed
4Middle Dutchsēker—
5Old Dutchsikur—
6Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
7Latinsēcūrus—
8Latinsē-—
9Latinsexsix; 6
10Proto-Italicsekssix
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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