Where does “Geburtstagskuchen” come from?
Geburtstagskuchen (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.
Geburtstagskuchen (German): birthday cake
Definitions
- birthday cake
Ancestry of “Geburtstagskuchen”, step by step
Geburtstagskuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German küchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | küchen | pie; cake; tart foodstuff made of baked dough, other than bread |
| 2 | Middle High German | kuoche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kuocho | Alternative spelling of kuohho; cake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kōkô | cake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via German Geburtstag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Geburtstag | birthday |
| 2 | Middle High German | geburttac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | giburtitag | birthday |