Where does “rullekake” come from?

rullekake (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.

rullekake (Norwegian Bokmål): A Swiss roll

Definitions

  1. A Swiss roll

Ancestry of “rullekake”, step by step

rullekake 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 rulle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrulleto roll
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →