Where does “friedcake” come from?
friedcake (English) comes from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
friedcake (English): A small deep-fried pastry
Definitions
- A small deep-fried pastry
Ancestry of “friedcake”, step by step
friedcake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English fried
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fried | simple past tense and past participle of fry;... |