Where does “kransekage” come from?

kransekage (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.

kransekage (Danish): kransekage

Definitions

  1. kransekage

Ancestry of “kransekage”, step by step

kransekage 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 krans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkranswreath; garland; sprocket
2Old Norsekranz—
3Middle Low Germankranz—
4Middle High GermanKranz—
5Old High Germankranz—

Words derived from “kransekage”

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