Where does “børnesikker” come from?

børnesikker (Danish) comes from Danish sikker, 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.

børnesikker (Danish): childproof

Definitions

  1. childproof

Ancestry of “børnesikker”, step by step

børnesikker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsikkersafe, 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 Danish børn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbørnindefinite plural of barn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →