Where does “onzeker” come from?
onzeker (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeker, from Middle Dutch sēker, from Old Dutch sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
onzeker (Dutch): uncertain; insecure
Definitions
- uncertain; insecure
Ancestry of “onzeker”, step by step
onzeker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zeker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zeker | certain, sure; confident, secure; confirmed |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sēker | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sikur | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 5 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Dutch on
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | on | rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-) |