Where does “fiskekake” come from?

fiskekake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

fiskekake (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fishcake

Definitions

  1. a fishcake

Ancestry of “fiskekake”, step by step

fiskekake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkakea cake
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Norwegian Nynorsk fisk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfiska fish
2Old Norsefiskra fish
3Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
4Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →