Where does “Sekt” come from?

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

Sekt (English): A kind of German sparkling wine

Definitions

  1. A kind of German sparkling wine

Ancestry of “Sekt”, step by step

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