Where does “brandsikkerhed” come from?

brandsikkerhed (Danish) comes from Danish brandsikker, 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 — six.

brandsikkerhed (Danish): fire safety

Definitions

  1. fire safety

Ancestry of “brandsikkerhed”, step by step

brandsikkerhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish brandsikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrandsikkerfireproof, fire-resistant
2Danishsikkersafe, secure; sure, certain
3Middle Low Germanseker—
4Old Saxonsikur—
5Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
6Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
7Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →