Where does “sikur” come from?
sikur (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.
Ancestry of “sikur”, step by step
sikur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic sikur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 2 | Latin | sēcūrus | careless, negligent |
| 3 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 4 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Proto-Germanic *sikur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *sikur | — |