Where does “bursdagskake” come from?

bursdagskake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål kake, from Danish kage, from Old Danish kakæ, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

bursdagskake (Norwegian Bokmål): a birthday cake

Definitions

  1. a birthday cake

Ancestry of “bursdagskake”, step by step

bursdagskake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål kake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålkakea cake
2Danishkagecake
3Old Danishkakæ—
4Old Norsekakacake
5Proto-Germanickakǭcake
6Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Norwegian Bokmål bursdag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbursdaga birthday
2Norwegian Bokmålgebursdaga birthday
3GermanGeburtstagbirthday
4Middle High Germangeburttac—
5Old High Germangiburtitagbirthday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →
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