Where does “skuddsikker” come from?

skuddsikker (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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-, from Latin sex — six.

skuddsikker (Norwegian Bokmål): bulletproof

Definitions

  1. bulletproof

Ancestry of “skuddsikker”, step by step

skuddsikker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sikker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsikkersafe, secure; sure, certain
2Danishsikkersafe, secure; sure, certain
3Middle Low Germanseker—
4Old Saxonsikur—
5Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
6Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
7Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Norwegian Bokmål skudd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskudda shot; skudd på mål - a shot at goal; round
2Old Norseskot—
3Proto-Germanicskutąshot
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewd-to advance, push; to drive, propel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →