Where does “gulrotkake” come from?

gulrotkake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gulrot, from Norwegian Nynorsk gul, from Old Norse gulr, from Proto-Germanic gulaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

gulrotkake (Norwegian Nynorsk): a carrot cake

Definitions

  1. a carrot cake

Ancestry of “gulrotkake”, step by step

gulrotkake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gulrot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgulrota carrot
2Norwegian Nynorskgulyellow
3Old Norsegulryellow
4Proto-Germanicgulazyellow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Norwegian Nynorsk kake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkakea cake
2Old Norsekakacake
3Proto-Germanickakǭcake
4Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gulaz →Every word from Old Norse gulr →