Where does “kuglófok” come from?
kuglófok (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kuglóf, from German Gugelhupf, from Middle High German gugel, from German Kogel, from Middle High German [[gugele]], [[gugel]], [[kugel]], [[kogel]], from Old High German [[cugula]], [[chugela]], [[cucala]], from Medieval Latin cuculla.
Ancestry of “kuglófok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kuglóf | bundt cake |
| 2 | German | Gugelhupf | Gugelhupf, bundt cake |
| 3 | Middle High German | gugel | — |
| 4 | German | Kogel | a kind of voluminous head finery of varying... |
| 5 | Middle High German | [[gugele]], [[gugel]], [[kugel]], [[kogel]] | — |
| 6 | Old High German | [[cugula]], [[chugela]], [[cucala]] | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | cuculla | — |