Where does “usikker” come from?
usikker (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.
usikker (Norwegian Bokmål): uncertain; unsafe; unsure
Definitions
- uncertain; unsafe; unsure
Ancestry of “usikker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sikker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 2 | Danish | sikker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 3 | Middle Low German | seker | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sikur | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 6 | Latin | sēcūrus | — |
| 7 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 8 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “usikker”