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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

  1. verbal noun of sicherstellen

Ancestry of “Sicherstellung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansicherstellento seize, confiscate a physical object as a...
2Germansichersafe, secure; sure, certain; safely
3Middle High Germansiher—
4Old High Germansihur—
5Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
6Latinsēcūrus—
7Latinsē-—
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
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