Where does “Sicherheit” come from?

Sicherheit (German) comes from German sicher, from Middle High German siher, from Old High German sihur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.

Sicherheit (German): certainty; security; safety

Definitions

  1. certainty; security; safety

Ancestry of “Sicherheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansichersafe, secure; sure, certain; safely
2Middle High Germansiher
3Old High Germansihur
4Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
5Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
6Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “Sicherheit

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks