Where does “seker” come from?

seker (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zeker, from Middle Dutch sēker, from Old Dutch sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

seker (Afrikaans): sure, certain; confident, secure; probably;...

Definitions

  1. sure, certain; confident, secure; probably;...

Ancestry of “seker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzekercertain, sure; confident, secure; confirmed
2Middle Dutchsēker—
3Old Dutchsikur—
4Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
5Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
6Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →