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
Ancestry of “gulrotkake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kake | a cake |
| 2 | Danish | kage | cake |
| 3 | Old Danish | kakæ | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |