Where does “formkaka” come from?

formkaka (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

formkaka (Icelandic): a cupcake; a cake baked in form

Definitions

  1. a cupcake; a cake baked in form

Ancestry of “formkaka”, step by step

formkaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickakaa cake; a cookie
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Icelandic form

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicformform, mould
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →