Etymograph

English

Sekt

Sekt comes from German Sekt ‘sparkling wine’, from French (vin) sec ‘dry’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *seyk- ‘to reach, grasp’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seyk-‘to reach, grasp’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsiccus‘dry’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400sec‘dry’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–present(vin) sec‘dry’literally ‘dry wine’
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentSekt‘sparkling wine’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*seyk-‘to reach, grasp’reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsiccus‘dry’
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400sec‘dry’
  4. Frenchc. 1600–present(vin) sec‘dry’literally ‘dry wine’
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentSekt‘sparkling wine’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Latin siccus ‘dry’

sack, desiccation, desiccant, 10 more

Today it means

noun A kind of German sparkling wine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *seyk- / Sekt

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