Where does “säkerställa” come from?

säkerställa (Swedish) comes from Swedish säker, from Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

säkerställa (Swedish): to secure, to make sure, to ascertain, to verify

Definitions

  1. to secure, to make sure, to ascertain, to verify

Ancestry of “säkerställa”, step by step

säkerställa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäkersafe, secure; sure, certain
2Middle Low Germanseker—
3Old Saxonsikur—
4Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
5Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
6Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Swedish ställa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishställato set; to put something down in an upright...
2Old Swedishstællato place upright somewhere
3Middle Low Germanstellen—
4Old Saxonstellianto place
5Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →