Where does “kransekage” come from?

kransekage (English) comes from Danish kransekage, 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.

kransekage (English): A cake constructed from a stack of rings of decreasing diameter, each made of marzipan, egg whites and sugar

Definitions

  1. A cake constructed from a stack of rings of decreasing diameter, each made of marzipan, egg whites and sugar

Ancestry of “kransekage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkransekagekransekage
2Danishkagecake
3Old Danishkakæ—
4Old Norsekakacake
5Proto-Germanickakǭcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →