Where does “insure” come from?

Insure comes from Middle English ensuren, meaning to make safe or secure.

insure (English): To provide for compensation if some specified...

Definitions

  1. To provide for compensation if some specified...

Ancestry of “insure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishensuren
2Anglo-Normanenseurer

Words derived from “insure

Every word from Anglo-Norman enseurerEvery word from Middle English ensuren