Where does “siegessicher” come from?

siegessicher (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.

siegessicher (German): confident of victory

Definitions

  1. confident of victory

Ancestry of “siegessicher”, step by step

siegessicher 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 Sieg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSiegvictory
2Middle High Germansige
3Old High Germansiguvictory
4Proto-Germanic*sigi
5Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks