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
Ancestry of “fiskekake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kake | a cake |
| 2 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |