Where does “siker” come from?

siker (Middle English) comes from Old English sicor, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

siker (Middle English): safe, secure not harmful or dangerous

Definitions

  1. safe, secure not harmful or dangerous

Ancestry of “siker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsicorsecure, free from guilt or punishment, safe, free...
2Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
3Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “siker”

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