Where does “selvsikker” come from?
selvsikker (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.
selvsikker (Danish): confident, self-confident, self-assured, assertive
Definitions
- confident, self-confident, self-assured, assertive
Ancestry of “selvsikker”, step by step
selvsikker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sikker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sikker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 2 | Middle Low German | seker | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sikur | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 5 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Danish selv
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | selv | self, -self; even; self |
| 2 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 3 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 4 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |