Where does “gulerodskage” come from?

gulerodskage (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.

gulerodskage (Danish): carrot cake

Definitions

  1. carrot cake

Ancestry of “gulerodskage”, step by step

gulerodskage 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 gulerød

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgulerødMisspelling of gulerod
2Danishgulerødderindefinite plural of gulerod
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →