Where does “æblekage” come from?

æblekage (Danish) comes from Danish kage, from Old Danish kakæ, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

æblekage (Danish): apple pie

Definitions

  1. apple pie

Ancestry of “æblekage”, step by step

æblekage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkagecake
2Old Danishkakæ—
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Danish æble

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishæbleAn apple
2Old Danishæplæ—
3Old Norseepliapple
4Proto-Germanicapalijąapple, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →