Where does “cake” come from?
Cake comes from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Indo-European gog, a word of imitative origin.
cake (English): A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of...
Definitions
- A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of...
Ancestry of “cake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
Words derived from “cake”