Where does “kake” come from?

kake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

kake (Norwegian Bokmål): a cake

Definitions

  1. a cake

Ancestry of “kake”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kake

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg-Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭEvery word from Old Norse kaka