Where does “IT-säkerhet” come from?
IT-säkerhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish säkerhet, from Old Swedish sikerhet, from Middle Low German sekerheit.
IT-säkerhet (Swedish): information technology security, cybersecurity
Definitions
- information technology security, cybersecurity
Ancestry of “IT-säkerhet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | säkerhet | certainty; security, safety; a security |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sikerhet | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sekerheit | — |