Where does “verunsichern” come from?
verunsichern (German) comes from German unsicher, 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.
verunsichern (German): to unsettle, to make insecure, to make uncertain
Definitions
- to unsettle, to make insecure, to make uncertain
Ancestry of “verunsichern”, step by step
verunsichern traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German unsicher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unsicher | uncertain |
| 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 |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |