Where does “Sicherheitsventil” come from?

Sicherheitsventil (German) comes from German Sicherheit, 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 — six.

Sicherheitsventil (German): safety valve

Definitions

  1. safety valve

Ancestry of “Sicherheitsventil”, step by step

Sicherheitsventil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sicherheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSicherheitcertainty; security; safety
2Germansichersafe, secure; sure, certain; safely
3Middle High Germansiher—
4Old High Germansihur—
5Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
6Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
7Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via German Ventil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVentilvalve
2Latinventilōto toss, swing, brandish in the air
3Latinventusa wind; arrival
4Proto-Italicwentoswind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wéh₁n̥tsblowing; that which blows; the wind, air
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wḗh₁tito blow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →