Where does “sekt” come from?

sekt (Danish) comes from German Sekt, from French sec, from Old French sec, from Latin siccus, from Proto-Celtic siskʷos, from Proto-Indo-European sisku-.

sekt (Danish): a sect

Definitions

  1. a sect

Ancestry of “sekt”, step by step

sekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSektsparkling wine
2Frenchsecdry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...
3Old Frenchsecdry
4Latinsiccusdry; sober; thirsty
5Proto-Celticsiskʷosdry
6Proto-Indo-Europeansisku-—

via Latin secta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsectanominative feminine singular of sectus;...
2Latinsequī—
3Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
4Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sisku- →