Where does “brandsikker” come from?

brandsikker (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.

brandsikker (Danish): fireproof, fire-resistant

Definitions

  1. fireproof, fire-resistant

Ancestry of “brandsikker”, step by step

brandsikker 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 brand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrandfire; smut; brand
2Old Danishbrandfire
3Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
4Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
5Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brandsikker

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks