Where does “gâteau” come from?

gâteau (French) comes from Middle French gasteau, from Old French gastel, from Frankish wastil, from Proto-Germanic wastilaz, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

gâteau (French): A sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical...

Definitions

  1. A sponge cake, i.e. a cake made with a chemical...

Ancestry of “gâteau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgasteau—
2Old Frenchgastelround cake, loaf of bread, wastel; roundel,...
3Frankishwastil—
4Proto-Germanicwastilaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “gâteau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wastilaz →Every word from Frankish wastil →