Where does “wortelkoek” come from?

wortelkoek (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans wortel, from Dutch wortel, from Middle Dutch wortele, from Old Dutch wurtala, from Proto-Germanic wurt-, from Proto-Germanic wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

wortelkoek (Afrikaans): carrot cake

Definitions

  1. carrot cake

Ancestry of “wortelkoek”, step by step

wortelkoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans wortel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanswortelcarrot; root, square root
2Dutchwortelcarrot; root; square root, root
3Middle Dutchworteleroot; edible root
4Old Dutchwurtala—
5Proto-Germanicwurt-oblique stem of *wrōts
6Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Afrikaans koek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskoekcake; tangle of hair; vulva
2Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
3Middle Dutchcoekecake
4Old Dutchkuoko—
5Proto-Germanickōkôcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrōts →Every word from Proto-Germanic wurt- →