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Where does “osäker” come from?

osäker (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.

osäker (Swedish): unsafe, insecure; hazardous, dangerous; unsure,...

Definitions

  1. unsafe, insecure; hazardous, dangerous; unsure,...

Ancestry of “osäker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsäkersafe, secure; sure, certain
2Middle Low Germanseker—
3Old Saxonsikur—
4Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
5Latinsēcūrus—
6Latinsē-—
7Latinsexsix; 6
8Proto-Italicsekssix
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “osäker”

  • osäkerhet
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