Where does “Sicherstellung” come from?
Sicherstellung (German) comes from German sicherstellen, from German sicher, from Middle High German siher, from Old High German sihur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex — six.
Sicherstellung (German): verbal noun of sicherstellen
Definitions
- verbal noun of sicherstellen
Ancestry of “Sicherstellung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sicherstellen | to seize, confiscate a physical object as a... |
| 2 | German | sicher | safe, secure; sure, certain; safely |
| 3 | Middle High German | siher | — |
| 4 | Old High German | sihur | — |
| 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 |