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
- uncertainty associated with measuring
Ancestry of “måleusikkerhed”, step by step
måleusikkerhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish usikkerhed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | usikkerhed | uncertainty; insecurity |
| 2 | Danish | usikker | uncertain, doubtful; unsafe, risky, precarious;... |
| 3 | Danish | sikker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 4 | Middle Low German | seker | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | sikur | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 7 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Danish måle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | måle | measure |
| 2 | Old Norse | mála | to grind |
| 3 | Middle Low German | mālen | to draw, paint; to paint |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *mālōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *mālēn | to paint |
| 6 | Proto-Albanian | melana | black |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂-n- | dull black |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |