Where does “usikkerhed” come from?
usikkerhed (Danish) comes 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-, from Latin sex — six.
usikkerhed (Danish): uncertainty; insecurity
Definitions
- uncertainty; insecurity
Ancestry of “usikkerhed”, step by step
usikkerhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish usikker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | usikker | uncertain, doubtful; unsafe, risky, precarious;... |
| 2 | Danish | sikker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 3 | Middle Low German | seker | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sikur | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |