Where does “morkake” come from?

morkake (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.

morkake (Norwegian Bokmål): a placenta

Definitions

  1. a placenta

Ancestry of “morkake”, step by step

morkake 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 mør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmørtender
2Norwegian Bokmålmodersynonym of mor
3Old Norsemóðirmother
4Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →
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