Where does “Keksteig” come from?

Keksteig (German) comes from German Keks, from English cakes, from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

Keksteig (German): cookie dough

Definitions

  1. cookie dough

Ancestry of “Keksteig”, step by step

Keksteig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Keks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKekscookie US, biscuit UK
2Englishcakesplural of cake; Third-person singular simple...
3EnglishcakeA rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of...
4Middle Englishcakecake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;...
5Old Norsekakacake
6Proto-Germanickakǭcake
7Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via German teig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanteigdough, paste, pastry, batter soft, at least partially cohesive mixture of [[ingredient
2Middle High Germanteic
3Old High Germanteigdough, pastry
4Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰossomething that is kneaded, formed
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg-
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