Where does “verzekering” come from?
verzekering (Dutch) comes 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-, from Latin sex — six.
verzekering (Dutch): insurance; assurance, act of assuring, something...
Definitions
- insurance; assurance, act of assuring, something...
Ancestry of “verzekering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verzekeren | to assure; to insure |
| 2 | Dutch | zeker | certain, sure; confident, secure; confirmed |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sēker | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | sikur | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |