Where does “usikkerhet” come from?
usikkerhet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål usikker, 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.
usikkerhet (Norwegian Bokmål): uncertainty; insecurity
Definitions
- uncertainty; insecurity
Ancestry of “usikkerhet”, step by step
usikkerhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål usikker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | usikker | uncertain; unsafe; unsure |
| 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 |