Where does “sandkage” come from?

sandkage (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.

sandkage (Danish): pound cake

Definitions

  1. pound cake

Ancestry of “sandkage”, step by step

sandkage 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 sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsandtrue; sand
2Old Norsesannrtrue
3Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →