Where does “køka” come from?

køka (Faroese) comes from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

køka (Faroese): cake

Definitions

  1. cake

Ancestry of “køka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekakacake
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “køka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →