Where does “sicher” come from?

sicher (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sicher (German): safe, secure; sure, certain; safely

Definitions

  1. safe, secure; sure, certain; safely

Ancestry of “sicher”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sicher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →