Where does “Kontersekt” come from?

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

Kontersekt (German): variant of Konterbier with Sekt

Definitions

  1. variant of Konterbier with Sekt

Ancestry of “Kontersekt”, 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- →