Where does “sikring” come from?
sikring (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sikre, from Norwegian Bokmål sikker, from Danish sikker, from Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē- — six.
sikring (Norwegian Bokmål): protection, the act of guarding something;...
Definitions
- protection, the act of guarding something;...
Ancestry of “sikring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sikre | definite singular of sikker; plural of sikker; to... |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | sikker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 3 | Danish | sikker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 4 | Middle Low German | seker | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | sikur | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 7 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 8 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 9 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |