Where does “självsäker” come from?

självsäker (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.

självsäker (Swedish): confident, self-confident

Definitions

  1. confident, self-confident

Ancestry of “självsäker”, step by step

självsäker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säker

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

via Swedish själv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjälvoneself, myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
2Old Norsesjálfrself
3Proto-Germanicselbazself
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselbʰ-one's own
5Proto-Indo-Europeans(w)e-separate, apart; separate; apart; oneself; one's...

Words derived from “självsäker”

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