Where does “pricksäkerhet” come from?

pricksäkerhet (Swedish) comes from Swedish pricksäker, 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 — six.

pricksäkerhet (Swedish): accuracy

Definitions

  1. accuracy

Ancestry of “pricksäkerhet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpricksäkerhaving or showing good aim, accurate (literally or figuratively)
2Swedishsäkersafe, secure; sure, certain
3Middle Low Germanseker
4Old Saxonsikur
5Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
6Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
7Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
8Latinsexsix; 6
9Proto-Italicsekssix
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Proto-Italic seks