försäkra
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to insure; to get an insurance for
- to ensure; to make certain
- to assure; to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish forsækra derived from Middle Low German vorsekeren affix from Swedish säker (sure), säkra.
Origin
Swedish
säkra
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sichern German
- versichern German
- verzekeraar Dutch, Flemish
- verzekeren Dutch, Flemish
- verzekering Dutch, Flemish
- forsikre Norwegian Bokmål
- forsikring Norwegian Bokmål
- sikre Norwegian Bokmål
- brandsäker Swedish
- försäkran Swedish
- försäkring Swedish
- försäkringskassa Swedish
- osäker Swedish
- socialförsäkring Swedish
- säker Swedish
- säkerhet Swedish
- säkerställa Swedish
- säkra Swedish
- säkring Swedish
- åter Swedish
- återförsäkra Swedish
- forsikre Norwegian Nynorsk
- forsikring Norwegian Nynorsk
- forsikre Danish
- forsikring Danish
- seker Middle Low German
- vorsekeren Middle Low German
- forsækra Old Swedish