Where does “bombesikker” come from?

bombesikker (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.

bombesikker (Danish): bombproof

Definitions

  1. bombproof

Ancestry of “bombesikker”, step by step

bombesikker 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 bombe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbombebomb; to bomb
2Frenchbombérounded, convex; past participle of bomber
3Italianbombabomb
4Italianbombobumblebee; buzzing
5LatinbombusA buzz or humming sound
6Ancient Greekβόμβοςany deep, hollow sound, humming, buzzing,...
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