Where does “idiotensicher” come from?

idiotensicher (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.

idiotensicher (German): foolproof

Definitions

  1. foolproof

Ancestry of “idiotensicher”, step by step

idiotensicher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sicher

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

via German Idiot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIdiotidiot; moron
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →