Where does “säker” come from?

säker (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

säker (Swedish): safe, secure; sure, certain

Definitions

  1. safe, secure; sure, certain

Ancestry of “säker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanseker—
2Old Saxonsikur—
3Proto-West Germanicsikursecure, safe; sure, certain
4Latinsēcūruscareless, negligent
5Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
6Latinsexsix; 6
7Proto-Italicsekssix
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

Words derived from “säker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs →Every word from Latin sē- →Every word from Proto-Italic seks →