Where does “kindersicher” come from?

kindersicher (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.

kindersicher (German): childproof

Definitions

  1. childproof

Ancestry of “kindersicher”, step by step

kindersicher 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 Kinder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKindernominative/genitive/accusative plural of Kind
2Yiddishקינדערplural of קינד; children
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs