Where does “verzekeren” come from?
verzekeren (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.
verzekeren (Dutch): to assure; to insure
Definitions
- to assure; to insure
Ancestry of “verzekeren”, step by step
verzekeren 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 ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |