Where does “Sektkorken” come from?

Sektkorken (German) comes from German Korken, from German Kork, from Dutch kurk, from Middle Dutch curc, from Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s.

Sektkorken (German): champagne cork

Definitions

champagne cork

Ancestry of “Sektkorken”, step by step

Sektkorken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Korken

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Korken	cork
2	German	Kork	cork
3	Dutch	kurk	cork
4	Middle Dutch	curc	cork
5	Spanish	corcho	cork
6	Latin	cortex	The bark of a tree; the bark of a cork tree;...
7	Proto-Indo-European	*(s)kort-ek-s	—

via German Sekt

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Sekt	sparkling wine
2	French	sec	dry; dried, having had its moisture evaporated;...
3	Old French	sec	dry
4	Latin	siccus	dry; sober; thirsty
5	Proto-Celtic	siskʷos	dry
6	Proto-Indo-European	sisku-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-s →