Where does “cakes” come from?
Cakes comes from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Indo-European gog, a root of uncertain meaning related to round or lumpy shapes.
cakes (English): plural of cake; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of cake; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “cakes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cake | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of... |
| 2 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
Words derived from “cakes”