Where does “ølkage” come from?
ølkage (Danish) comes from Danish øl, from Old Norse ǫl, from Proto-Norse ᚨᛚᚢ, from Proto-Germanic aluh, from Proto-Iranian *Hr̥jifyáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s.
ølkage (Danish): a cake containing beer, several spices, and approximately equal parts of wheat flour and sugar -- often eaten with butter
Definitions
- a cake containing beer, several spices, and approximately equal parts of wheat flour and sugar -- often eaten with butter
Ancestry of “ølkage”, step by step
ølkage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish øl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | øl | beer |
| 2 | Old Norse | ǫl | ale; beer |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᛚᚢ | A runic charm word, sometimes glossed as ale |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aluh | amulet |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | *Hr̥jifyáh | eagle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hr̥ȷ́ipyás | straight-flying |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *h₂rǵ-i-pt-ió-s | — |