Where does “tharcake” come from?

tharcake (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.

tharcake (English): A cake made from meal, treacle, and butter, eaten...

Definitions

  1. A cake made from meal, treacle, and butter, eaten...

Ancestry of “tharcake”, step by step

tharcake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcakeA rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of...
2Middle Englishcakecake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;...
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via English tharf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtharfUnleavened; Stiff, unsocial, rough in manner
2Middle EnglishtherfNot fermented, unleavened
3Old Englishþeorfunleavened; not sour; fresh; skim; unleavened...
4Proto-Germanicþerbazunleavened; fresh
5Proto-Indo-European(s)terbh-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →