Where does “måleusikkerhed” come from?

måleusikkerhed (Danish) comes from Danish usikkerhed, from Danish usikker, from Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē- — six.

måleusikkerhed (Danish): uncertainty associated with measuring

Definitions

  1. uncertainty associated with measuring

Ancestry of “måleusikkerhed”, step by step

måleusikkerhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish usikkerhed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishusikkerheduncertainty; insecurity
2Danishusikkeruncertain, doubtful; unsafe, risky, precarious;...
3Danishsikkersafe, secure; sure, certain
4Middle Low Germanseker
5Old Saxonsikur
6Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
7Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
8Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
9Latinsexsix; 6
10Proto-Italicsekssix
11Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Danish måle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmålemeasure
2Old Norsemálato grind
3Middle Low Germanmālento draw, paint; to paint
4Old Saxon*mālōn
5Proto-West Germanic*mālēnto paint
6Proto-Albanianmelanablack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-n-dull black
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmelh₂-to grind, to crush
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmel-soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks