Where does “verkehrssicher” come from?
verkehrssicher (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.
verkehrssicher (German): roadworthy
Definitions
- roadworthy
Ancestry of “verkehrssicher”, step by step
verkehrssicher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German sicher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sicher | safe, secure; sure, certain; safely |
| 2 | Middle High German | siher | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sihur | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 5 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via German verkehr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verkehr | correspondence, traffic interaction [[involve |
| 2 | German | verkehren | to interact in somebody’s sphere, to have... |
| 3 | Dutch | verkeren | to find oneself; to be found, be located;... |
| 4 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |