Where does “kake” come from?

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

kake (Middle English): Alternative form of cake

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cake

Ancestry of “kake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekakacake
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →