Where does “gulrotkake” come from?

gulrotkake (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.

gulrotkake (Norwegian Bokmål): a carrot cake

Definitions

  1. a carrot cake

Ancestry of “gulrotkake”, step by step

gulrotkake 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 gulrot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgulrota carrot
2Norwegian Bokmålrotroot; imperative of rote
3Old Norserótroot
4Proto-Germanicwrōtsroot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →