Where does “kage” come from?

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

kage (Danish): cake

Definitions

  1. cake

Ancestry of “kage”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kage”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →