Where does “sikkerhedsvagt” come from?

sikkerhedsvagt (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.

sikkerhedsvagt (Danish): security guard

Definitions

  1. security guard

Ancestry of “sikkerhedsvagt”, step by step

sikkerhedsvagt 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 vagt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvagtguard, watch; duty; guard
2Middle Low Germanwachtwatch
3Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
4Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks