Where does “kjøttkake” come from?

kjøttkake (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.

kjøttkake (Norwegian Nynorsk): a kind of meatball, usually bigger and flatter...

Definitions

  1. a kind of meatball, usually bigger and flatter...

Ancestry of “kjøttkake”, step by step

kjøttkake 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 kjøtt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskkjøttAlternative form of kjøt
2Norwegian Nynorskkjøtmeat; flesh, pulp; flesh
3Old Norsekjǫt—
4Proto-Germanicketwąmeat; flesh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →