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

  1. birthday cake

Ancestry of “Geburtstagskuchen”, step by step

Geburtstagskuchen 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 Geburtstag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeburtstagbirthday
2Middle High Germangeburttac
3Old High Germangiburtitagbirthday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg-