Where does “Bananenkuchen” come from?

Bananenkuchen (German) comes from German küchen, from Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuocho, from Proto-Germanic kōkô, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

Bananenkuchen (German): banana cake

Definitions

  1. banana cake

Ancestry of “Bananenkuchen”, step by step

Bananenkuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German küchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanküchenpie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread
2Middle High Germankuoche—
3Old High GermankuochoAlternative spelling of kuohho; cake
4Proto-Germanickōkôcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via German Banane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBananebanana
2Portuguesebananabanana; penis; bras d'honneur
3Wolofbanaanabanana
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →