Where does “spekkoek” come from?

spekkoek (Dutch) comes from Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.

spekkoek (Dutch): Indonesian layer cake, spekkoek

Definitions

  1. Indonesian layer cake, spekkoek

Ancestry of “spekkoek”, step by step

spekkoek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch spek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspekbacon; marshmallow; a Spaniard, especially during...
2Middle Dutchspec—
3Old Dutchspek—
4Proto-West Germanic*spikbacon
5Proto-Germanicspikąbacon
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

via Dutch koek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkoekcookie, cake, biscuit, wafer; Any type of cake or...
2Middle Dutchcoekecake
3Old Dutchkuoko—
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European spēy- →