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Where does “sicherstellen” come from?

sicherstellen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

sicherstellen (German): to seize, confiscate a physical object as a...

Definitions

  1. to seize, confiscate a physical object as a...

Ancestry of “sicherstellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansichersafe, secure; sure, certain; safely
2Middle High Germansiher—
3Old High Germansihur—
4Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
5Latinsēcūrus—
6Latinsē-—
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “sicherstellen”

  • Sicherstellung
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