Where does “brandsäker” come from?
brandsäker (Swedish) comes from Swedish säker, from Middle Low German seker, from Old Saxon sikur, from Proto-West Germanic sikur, from Latin sēcūrus, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks — six.
brandsäker (Swedish): fire safe
Ancestry of “brandsäker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | säker | safe, secure; sure, certain |
| 2 | Middle Low German | seker | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sikur | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sikur | secure, safe; sure, certain |
| 5 | Latin | sēcūrus | — |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | — |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
Words derived from “brandsäker”