Where does “retssikkerhed” come from?

retssikkerhed (Danish) comes from Danish sikkerhed, 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.

retssikkerhed (Danish): legal certainty; protection from arbitrary and unlawful treatment

Definitions

  1. legal certainty; protection from arbitrary and unlawful treatment

Ancestry of “retssikkerhed”, step by step

retssikkerhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sikkerhed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsikkerhedsafety
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 ret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishretstraight; right, proper; rightful
2Old Norseréttrright
3Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →