Where does “reisverzekering” come from?
reisverzekering (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.
reisverzekering (Dutch): travel insurance
Ancestry of “reisverzekering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |