Where does “sjokoladekoek” come from?
sjokoladekoek (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans koek, from Dutch koek, from Middle Dutch coeke, from Old Dutch kuoko, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
sjokoladekoek (Afrikaans): chocolate cake
Definitions
- chocolate cake
Ancestry of “sjokoladekoek”, step by step
sjokoladekoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans koek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | koek | cake; tangle of hair; vulva |
| 2 | Dutch | koek | cookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | coeke | cake |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kuoko | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via Afrikaans sjokolade
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | sjokolade | chocolate |
| 2 | Dutch | chocolade | chocolate |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |