Where does “pricksäker” come from?
pricksäker (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.
pricksäker (Swedish): having or showing good aim, accurate (literally or figuratively)
Definitions
- having or showing good aim, accurate (literally or figuratively)
Ancestry of “pricksäker”, step by step
pricksäker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish säker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | careless, negligent |
| 6 | Latin | sē- | apart-; aside-; away |
| 7 | Latin | sex | six; 6 |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | seks | six |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swéḱs | six |
via Swedish prick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | prick | exactly, sharp, on the spot; a dot, small spot; a... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | pricken | to prick |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *prikkian | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | prikjaną | to stick; prick |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |