Where does “bryllupskage” come from?

bryllupskage (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.

bryllupskage (Danish): wedding cake

Definitions

  1. wedding cake

Ancestry of “bryllupskage”, step by step

bryllupskage 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 bryllup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbryllupwedding; marriage; repetition of one or several...
2Old Norsebrúðhlaup—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →