Where does “sécher” come from?

sécher (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German sicher, from Old High German sichur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

sécher (Luxembourgish): sure, certain, confident; safe, secure; surely,...

Definitions

  1. sure, certain, confident; safe, secure; surely,...

Ancestry of “sécher”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sécher”

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