Where does “morkake” come from?

morkake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk mør, from German Mohr, from Middle High German mōr, from Latin maurus, from French maure, from Middle French moré, from Old French More, from Latin Maurus — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

morkake (Norwegian Nynorsk): a placenta

Definitions

  1. a placenta

Ancestry of “morkake”, step by step

morkake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk mør

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmørtender
2GermanMohrblackamoor, negro; Moor
3Middle High Germanmōr—
4LatinmaurusMoorish, North African
5FrenchmaureMoorish
6Middle FrenchmoréMoor (person of Berber descent)
7Old FrenchMore—
8LatinMaurusOf or pertaining to the Moors; Moorish,...
9Ancient GreekΜαυρούσιοςan inhabitant of Mauretania; a Mauretanian
10Ancient Greek-ούσιοςforms relational adjectives: of or pertaining to
11Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
12Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

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 -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek -ούσιος →